sauerkraut

/ˈsaʊɚˌkɹaʊt/

UK: /ˈsaʊəˌkɹaʊt/

sauerkraut

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Definition

A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.

Etymology

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