'andouille' originates from French, specifically the word 'andouille', where it referred to a type of sausage made from pork intestines.

'andouille' was borrowed directly from French into English, retaining both its name and its culinary meaning.

Initially, it meant 'a sausage made from pork intestines', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage, though it is now also associated with Cajun cuisine in the United States.