Etymology

sauerkraut

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Today it means: A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage. Full definition →

First used 1858German Sauerkraut
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  1. German · borrowed fromSauerkraut
  2. English todaysauerkraut

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1858 A German person.

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