knackwurst

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noun

A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.

Similar
knockwurst
OriginGerman Knackwurst →
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Meanings

nounknackwurst (plural knackwursts)

plural knackwursts · alternative knockwurst

  1. A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounshort thick highly seasoned sausage

Similar
knockwurst
Broader
sausage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanKnackwurst
  2. GermanKnackwurst
  3. Englishknackwurst

Borrowed from German Knackwurst.

More words from German

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Translations

Dutch knakworst
  • knakworsta short, thick, highly seasoned sausage
Finnish nakkimakkara, nakki
  • nakkimakkaraa short, thick, highly seasoned sausage
  • nakkia short, thick, highly seasoned sausage
German Knackwurst, Knackwürstchen
  • Knackwursta short, thick, highly seasoned sausage
  • Knackwürstchena short, thick, highly seasoned sausage
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Chicago

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