sauerkraut

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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sauerkraut (countable and uncountable, plural sauerkrauts)

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

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sauerkraut”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Swedish

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sauerkraut

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Sauerkraut.

Noun

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sauerkraut c

  1. (German) sauerkraut
    Synonym: surkål

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