goetta

G2O1E1T1T1A1
/ˈɡɛtə/

noun

A breakfast sausage made with ground meat, oats, and spices, popular in the greater Cincinnati area.

OriginGerman Low German Götte ← Middle Low German grütte ← Old Saxon gruttia →
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Meanings

noungoetta (uncountable)
  1. CincinnatiuncountableA breakfast sausage made with ground meat, oats, and spices, popular in the greater Cincinnati area.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*gruti
  2. Old Saxongruttia
  3. Middle Low Germangrütte
  4. German Low GermanGötte
  5. Englishgoetta

Borrowed from German Low German Götte, Görte, byforms of Grütte, from Middle Low German grütte, from Old Saxon gruttia, from Proto-West Germanic *gruti.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

getter (non-rhotic)

Anagrams

togate
Cite this entry
APA

goetta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goetta

MLA

“goetta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goetta. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goetta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goetta.

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