for the different spellings. In the United States, the form kielbasa (usually pronounced /kiːlˈbɑːsə/ or /kɪlˈbɑːsə/ ) is more often used and comes from the Polish kiełbasa ( IPA : [kʲewˈbasa] listen   ( help · info ) ) "sausage", in turn from Turkic külbastı "grilled cutlet" [1] ). In New