mortadela
Spanish, noun/moɾtaˈdela/
mortadela is spelled M-O-R-T-A-D-E-L-A (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,983rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mortadela is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “mortadella” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Embutido de carne de cerdo picada, con pedazos de tocino, sal y especias”.
What does mortadela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemortadella
- 2
femininebaloney
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Embutido de carne de cerdo picada, con pedazos de tocino, sal y especias. 2. Marcadita (juego de fútbol).
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mortadela
- mortadelas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mortadela?
- /moɾtaˈdela/
- [moɾ.t̪aˈð̞e.la]
- [moɾt̪aˈð̞ela]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mortadela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mortadela in Spanish?
mortadela appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).