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sauerkraut

/ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
sauer-kraut
IPA
/ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A German person.

Countable; Obsolete; Offensive; Slang

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/
  • British English: /ˈsaʊəˌkɹaʊt/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

sauerkrauts (plural) sourkraut (alternative)

Derived Forms

sauerkrauty

Phrases

sauerkraut juice sauerkraut soup

Synonyms

kraut liberty cabbage

Questions

How do you pronounce sauerkraut?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/.
What does sauerkraut mean?
A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.
Where does sauerkraut come from?
It is traced to German.

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