sauerkraut

See also: Sauerkraut

English

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Etymology

Borrowed into English around 1600 from German Sauerkraut, from sauer (“sour, acidic, spoiled”) + Kraut (“herb; cabbage”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsaʊəˌkɹaʊt/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹʌʊt/
  • Audio (AU)(file)

Noun

sauerkraut (countable and uncountable, plural sauerkrauts)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.
  2. (countable, obsolete, ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A German person. [from 1858]
    Synonym: Kraut

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References
  1. “sauerkraut” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
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