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Webster 1913 Edition


Sauerkraut

Sauer′krautˊ

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Noun.
[G., fr.
sauer
sour +
kraut
herb, cabbage.]
Cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of its own juice with salt, – a German dish.

Definition 2024


Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut

See also: sauerkraut

German

Noun

Sauerkraut n (genitive Sauerkrauts, no plural)

  1. sauerkraut

Synonyms

  • Sauerkohl
  • saurer Kappes

sauerkraut

sauerkraut

See also: Sauerkraut

English

Noun

sauerkraut (countable and uncountable, plural sauerkrauts)

  1. A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.
  2. (obsolete, ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A German person.

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References

  1. Online Etymology Dictionary, "sauerkraut"