Meaning & use
chipolata
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UK/ˌtʃɪpəˈlɑːtə/
US/ˌtʃɪpəˈlɑːtə/
Meaning
nouncountable
A small, thin pork sausage, usually grilled or fried and served at breakfast or as a party snack.
Grammar: Usually plural in a recipe: serve two chipolatas.
Patterns
- a plate of chipolatas
- chipolatas wrapped in bacon
He grilled chipolatas for the barbecue.
We served chipolatas wrapped in bacon with the Christmas turkey.
The kids ate chipolatas and mashed potatoes.
Word forms
| plural | chipolatas |
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Common combinations
- grill chipolatas
- Grill the chipolatas until golden brown.
- pork chipolatas
- Pork chipolatas are lighter than regular sausages.
- chipolatas wrapped in bacon
- Chipolatas wrapped in bacon are a holiday favorite.
- a pack of chipolatas
- I bought a pack of chipolatas for the party.
- cocktail chipolatas
- Cocktail chipolatas are served on sticks.
Synonyms and how they differ
- cocktail sausage
- This is smaller still and mainly served at parties.
- banger
- Banger is slang for any sausage, not a specific thin kind.
- link sausage
- This is American for sausages joined in a chain, usually bigger than chipolatas.
- breakfast sausage
- This is a general class; a chipolata is a particular thin style.
Word family
Commonly confused: chipolata or chipotle?
chipolata vs chipotle
Chipotle is a smoked chili pepper, not a sausage; the two words sound similar but are unrelated.
Practice
For the Christmas dinner, he wrapped each _____ in bacon.
Choose one answer.
A chipolata is a thin sausage that can be wrapped. The other choices are a chili, a legume and a plant.
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