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kraut

kraut

4 5.3
Cabbage that people leave in salt until it becomes sour and eat as a side
  • noun
  • /kraʊt/
translation icon : chucrut
  • To make traditional sauerkraut, you need finely shredded cabbage, salt, and time to allow the kraut to ferment.
  • kraut cheese
  • mustard and kraut

Examples

  • In the recipe, you should mix the kraut with sausage for a hearty and flavorful dish.

  • Mustard and kraut?

  • So, I'm gonna get two dogs, heavy on the kraut.

  • OK, this was a beer and kraut fudge cake made of sauerkraut, beer and cocoa.

  • Kraut, fried cabbage, boiled cabbage, stuffed cabbage, slaw.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • After several weeks, the kraut developed a tangy flavor, making it perfect for topping hot dogs.

Synonyms

sauerkraut
vskraut
19 3.8

A food of shredded cabbage fermented in salt water and eaten as a sour side dish

is the general fermented cabbage term often used for that dish
choucroute
vskraut
9.7

Finely shredded sour cabbage used as food or an ingredient

is the general fermented cabbage term rather than a regional name

Compounds

A German dish of grilled or fried sausage served with pickled cabbage

Surface Forms

kraut singular
krauts plural

Etymology

The word kraut comes from German kraut, which means 'herb' or 'cabbage'. In English it usually refers to the fermented cabbage you eat in sauerkraut, so the origin explains the food meaning.