sauerkraut

sau·er·kraut  (sourkrout)

n.

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

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

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sauerkraut [ˈsaʊəˌkraʊt]

n

(Cookery) finely shredded and pickled cabbage

[German, from sauer sour + Kraut cabbage]

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

See also related terms for vegetable.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sauerkraut - shredded cabbage fermented in brine dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"

Translations

sauerkraut [ˈsaʊəkraʊt] N → chucrut m, chucrú m

sauerkraut [ˈsaʊə^rkraʊt] n → choucroute f

sauerkraut [ˈsaʊəˌkraʊt] n → crauti mpl