Cervelats

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A type of sausage typically made from finely chopped meat, seasoned, and stuffed into casings
2. A traditional European sausage variant that can include a mix of meats, spices, and sometimes vegetables
3. A culinary item characterized by its spiced filling encased in a thin outer layer, common in various regional cuisines

Etymology: "Cervelats" is the plural of "cervelat," a sausage name that came into German from Middle French, where it was borrowed from Latin "cerebellum," meaning "little brain." The name is a diminutive of "cerebrum" (brain), so the sausage was named after a small brain.