salchicha
/salˈt͡ʃit͡ʃa/ · B1 · noun · f
sausage
🌭 sal = salt: a salchicha is salted meat, cousin of Italian salsiccia
Comes from Latin salsicia, from salsus meaning salted. Spanish keeps the sal (salt) at the front, and the doubled chi-cha sound makes it easy to remember. It is a feminine noun: la salchicha.