לוּקָן
lukan
Everyday HebrewFormsלוּקָנִים
MeaningA type of sausage, like a hot dog or a country-style sausage.
HistoryThis word comes from the name of a place in Italy called Lucania. A long, long time ago, Roman soldiers learned how to make a special sausage there and called it "lucanica". The word and the food traveled to many countries, and that is how it came to Hebrew.
Example
I ate a tasty sausage in a bun.
