Mortadella

Origin

From Italian mortadella, from Latin murtatum ("sausage seasoned with myrtle berries"), from myrtatum, from myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτον.

Full definition of mortadella

Noun

1. A smooth-textured Italian pork sausage with lumps of fat, flavoured with spices; eaten cold.

Synonyms

• baloney
• boloney
• Bologna sausage
• bologna