andouille

noun

an·​dou·​ille än-ˈdü-ē How to pronounce andouille (audio)
ˈän-dü-ē
: a highly spiced smoked pork sausage

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This recipe brings together the Cajun and Creole spices with andouille sausage and shrimp. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2026 It's loaded with corn on the cob, fluffy baby potatoes, smoky andouille sausage, and shrimp. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026 Then there is the cacio e pepe gnocchi appetizer, potato pasta tossed in black pepper and pecorino Romano sauce; Chenzo pizza, red sauce, garlic, ricotta, meatballs and fresh basil and the atlas pizza, andouille sausage, gorgonzola, pickled onion, arugula and hot honey. — Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for andouille

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French andoille, from Vulgar Latin *inductilia, neuter plural of *inductilis made by insertion, from Latin inductus, past participle of inducere to insert, bring in — more at induce

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of andouille was in 1605

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“Andouille.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/andouille. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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