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sauerkraut

noun

  1. food made from fermented cabbage
  2. residents and citizens of Germany
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/ / /ˈsaʊəˌkɹaʊt/ / /ˈsaʊɚˌkɹʌʊt/

noun

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

  1. A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.
  2. A German person.