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liverwurst

liverwurst

5 7.3
A soft sausage spread made from cooked liver and meat served cold
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪvərˌwɜrst/
  • US
translation icon : morcilla de hígado
  • Liverwurst, a very soft German sausage sold in rolls.
  • liverwurst sandwich
  • pound of liverwurst
  • eat liverwurst

Examples

  • He looked in the refrigerator and found a hardened piece of yellow cheese, a container of liverwurst, butter, and two eggs.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • It won't be roast beef, but something healthy like liverwurst.

    King of the Hill (1993)

  • I made myself a liverwurst sandwich and took it to the table.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • For instance, James Bond arrives in Munich and knows where he can eat the best liverwurst in the city.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • "She was eating liverwurst," she said, pointing to the sandwich still sitting on the plate.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Then the Old Man brought out a two-pound liverwurst sandwich.

    It Runs in the Family (1994)

  • I loved all of those, and once in a while, I get a hankering for a liverwurst sandwich.

    Blog text (1)

  • Want a liverwurst sandwich?

    Hey Good Lookin' (1982)

  • It will be on the menu, and you can find liverwurst and other offal at some of the booths.

    Blog text (24)

  • I made myself a liverwurst sandwich and took it to the table.

Synonyms

liver pudding
vsliverwurst
1 7.7

A cooked sausage made from pork liver and simple seasonings, served in slices

is spreadable and served cold rather than baked or formed as a loaf
liver sausage
vsliverwurst
1 3.9

A soft meat spread people make from ground liver and spices

is spreadable in texture and usually served cold instead of formed into loaves

How Rich

foie gras
17 9.9
liverwurst
  • US
5 7.3

Surface Forms

liverwurst singular
liverwursts plural

Morphology

liverwurst = liver + wurst (transparent) = liver + wurst

A literal compound combining 'liver' and the loanword 'wurst' (sausage), so the meaning 'sausage made from liver' is directly derivable from its parts.

Etymology

The word liverwurst comes from the German word Leberwurst, made of Leber 'liver' and wurst 'sausage'. So a liverwurst is literally a sausage made from liver, which is why it often has a strong taste and a spreadable texture.