Meanings
plural weisswursts
- countableuncountableAny of several mildly spiced sausages made with light-colored meat such as pork and veal.
Bordered by shops selling meat, fresh, smoked and pickled fish, this is a nosher's haven with many a schnell imbiss, or quick snack stand, for the hot liver pâté, leberkäse and morning weisswurst washed down with potent, lemon-sparked Munich weissbier.
2007 November 18, Mimi Sheraton, “Markets as Both Feast and Spectacle”, in New York Times
Origin
- GermanWeißwurst
- Englishweisswurst
From German Weißwurst.
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German Weißwurst
- WeißwurstAny of several mildly spiced sausages made with light-colored meat
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