sau·er·kraut

(sour′krout′)

Chopped or shredded cabbage salted and fermented in its own juice.

[German : sauer, sour; see sauerbraten + Kraut, cabbage (from Middle High German krūt, from Old High German).]

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sauerkraut

(ˈsaʊəˌkraʊt)

(Cookery) finely shredded and pickled cabbage

[German, from sauer sour + Kraut cabbage]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sau•er•kraut

(ˈsaʊ^ərˌkraʊt, ˈsaʊ ər-)

n.

cabbage cut fine, salted, and allowed to ferment until sour.

[1610–20; < German, =sauer sour + Kraut greens, (dial.) cabbage]

sauerbraten, sauerkraut - In German, sauerbraten is literally "sour roast meat," and sauerkraut is "sour cabbage or vegetable."

sauerkraut

Shredded and pickled cabbage. Used in German cuisine.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

sauerkraut - shredded cabbage fermented in brine

dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

Translations

hapukapsas

savanyú káposzta

skābi kāposti

sauerkraut

[ˈsaʊəkraʊt] N → chucrut m, chucrú m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sauerkraut

[ˈsaʊə^rkraʊt] n → choucroute f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sauerkraut

[ˈsaʊəˌkraʊt] n → crauti mpl

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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