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kraut
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kraut  (krout)
n.
1. Sauerkraut.
2. often Kraut Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of German birth or descent.

[German; see sauerkraut.]

Kraut [kraʊt]
n & adj
Slang a derogatory word for German
[from German (Sauer)kraut, literally: (pickled) cabbage]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Kraut - offensive term for a person of German descent
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
German - a person of German nationality
Translations
Kraut [kraʊt] (offensive)
A. ADJalemán
B. Nalemán/ana m/f


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The ASA said they believed Krauts was a "humorous reference to Germans' alleged high consumption of sauerkraut".
 
 
 
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