liverwurst

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UK/ˈlɪvəwɜːst/US/ˈlɪvɚwɝst/

noun

Spreadable sausage made with liver.

Similar
liver sausageliver pudding
Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounliverwurst (usually uncountable, plural liverwursts)

plural liverwursts

  1. uncountableusuallySpreadable sausage made with liver.

    Synonyms: liver sausage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSpreadable sausage made with liver.

More synonyms by meaning

nounsausage containing ground liver

Similar
liver puddingliver sausage
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Partial calque of German Leberwurst, equivalent to liver + wurst.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech jitrnice
  • jitrniceliverwurst
Dutch leverworst
  • leverworstliverwurst
Finnish maksamakkara
  • maksamakkaraliverwurst
French saucisson de pâté de foie
  • saucisson de pâté de foieliverwurst
German Leberwurst
  • Leberwurstliverwurst
Hungarian májas hurka
  • májas hurkaliverwurst
Polish wątrobianka
  • wątrobiankaliverwurst
Spanish leberwurst, paté de higado
  • leberwurstliverwurst
  • paté de higadoliverwurst
Cite this entry
APA

liverwurst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverwurst

MLA

“liverwurst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverwurst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liverwurst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liverwurst.

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