English

Alternative forms

• kraut

Noun

Kraut ‎(plural Krauts)

1. (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A German.

Synonyms

• Boche
• Fritz
• jerry
• Hun

Derived terms

• krautrock

Translations

Anagrams

• Kartu
• kurta

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁaʊ̯t/

Etymology 1

From Old High German krūt, chrūt, from Proto-Germanic *krūdą ‎(“plant, vegetable, herb”). Cognate with Old Saxon krūd (whence Low German Kruut), Old Frisian krūd (whence Saterland Frisian Kruud), Old Dutch krūt (whence Dutch kruid), Yiddish קרויט ‎(kroyt).

Noun

Kraut n ‎(genitive Krauts or Krautes, plural Kräuter, diminutive Kräutchen n or Kräutlein n)

1. (countable) herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
2. (countable, botany) plant whose above-ground portions are not woody
3. (uncountable, regional, southern Germany, Austria) cabbage (vegetable)
4. (uncountable, regional, western Germany) a thick syrup made from sugar beets or, less often, fruit

Usage notes

• (cabbage): This sense has become common in northern and central Germany in the words Krautsalat and Sauerkraut, but not otherwise.

Synonyms

• (cabbage): Kohl

Declension

Derived terms

• ins Kraut schießen
• Heilkraut
• Krautsalat
• Rübenkraut
• Sauerkraut
• Unkraut

Related terms

• Kraut und Rüben

Etymology 2

From English Kraut ‎(“German”), mostly via American films about World War II. The English term is from sauerkraut, due to the British and American perception of sauerkraut as a stereotypically German dish.

Noun

Kraut m ‎(genitive Krauts, plural Krauts)

1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) a German (from an Anglo-Saxon perspective)

Synonyms

• (a German, from an Anglo-Saxon perspective): Fritz

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German krūt, from Proto-Germanic *krūdą. Cognate with German Kraut, Dutch kruid, kruit, Icelandic krydd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʀæːʊ̯t/

Noun

Kraut n ‎(plural Kraider)

1. herb, plant

English

Noun

kraut ‎(plural krauts)

1. Sauerkraut.
2. Alternative form of Kraut (German).