Comments on: Salchicha http://www.discoverspanishwithus.com/2008/03/24/salchicha/ An English speaker's perspective Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:11:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: morpheus http://www.discoverspanishwithus.com/2008/03/24/salchicha/#comment-224 morpheus Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:05:16 +0000 http://www.discoverspanishwithus.com/2008/03/24/salchicha/#comment-224 In spanish there are distinctly different meanings for the words "salchicha", "chorizo", and "pancho" (which means hot dog, also known, more literally as "perro caliente"). "Salchicha" is generally used to refer to the Frankfurt type of sausage, while "chorizo" refers to another thicker type of sausage, made with grinded seasoned pork meat. In the other hand the meal known as hot dog (a "salchicha" inside a specially baked piece of bread seasoned with different sauces) is named "pancho" or "perro caliente" in spanish. Remember, when in doubt about spanish terms always refer to the Real Academia Española, which is the linguistic organization in charge of defining meanings and uses of the spanish language. http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=pancho http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=salchicha http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=chorizo In spanish there are distinctly different meanings for the words “salchicha”, “chorizo”, and “pancho” (which means hot dog, also known, more literally as “perro caliente”).
“Salchicha” is generally used to refer to the Frankfurt type of sausage, while “chorizo” refers to another thicker type of sausage, made with grinded seasoned pork meat. In the other hand the meal known as hot dog (a “salchicha” inside a specially baked piece of bread seasoned with different sauces) is named “pancho” or “perro caliente” in spanish.
Remember, when in doubt about spanish terms always refer to the Real Academia Española, which is the linguistic organization in charge of defining meanings and uses of the spanish language.

http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=pancho
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=salchicha
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=chorizo

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