sauerkraut
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sauerkraut
- /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/ US
- /ˈsaʊəˌkɹaʊt/ UK
- /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹʌʊt/ Canada
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Borrowed into English around 1600 from German Sauerkraut, from sauer (“sour, acidic, spoiled”) + Kraut (“herb; cabbage”). Doublet of choucroute.
noun sauerkrauts · sourkraut
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A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.
Similar: kraut, liberty cabbage
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A German person.
Similar: Kraut
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noun a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage
| Español | chucrut |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자우어크라우트 jaueokeurauteu, 사워크라우트 sawokeurauteu |
| 日本語 | ザワークラウト zawākurauto, ザウアークラウト zauākurauto |
| 中文 | 酸菜 suāncài, 德國酸菜 /德国酸菜 Déguó suāncài |
| Português | chucrute |
| Français | choucroute |
| Deutsch | Sauerkraut, Sauerkohl |
| Italiano | crauti |
| Ελληνικά | λαχανάλμη lachanálmi, ξινολάχανο xinoláchano |
| Română | varză acră |
| Русский | ква́шеная капу́ста kvášenaja kapústa, ки́слая капу́ста kíslaja kapústa |
| Tiếng Việt | món dưa cải bắp |
| العربية | كُرُنْب مُخَلَّل kurunb muḵallal, زَوَكْرَوْت zawakrawt |
| עברית | כרוב כבוש kruv kavúsh, כרוב חמוץ kruv khamúts |
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title = {sauerkraut},
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