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wurst

wurst

1 5.1
A German sausage made from pork, beef or veal and spices
  • noun
  • /wɜrst/
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  • He piled into a gargantuan portion of eggs, wurst, and breads while Pork, rather miffed, picked at his health plate.
  • German wurst

Examples

  • At the festival, you can enjoy different types of wurst, including bratwurst and bockwurst, alongside freshly baked pretzels.

  • Oh, man, I love wei wurst, but it's been a long, long time since I've had any.

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  • I also love blood wurst, head cheese, and even snails and chitlins.

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  • We had rouladen, altbier chicken, a whole mess of wursts, German potato salad, gurkensalat, potato pancakes, and spaetzle.

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  • In Germany, a popular dish called currywurst features sliced sausage topped with spicy ketchup and curry powder.

  • My favorite meal includes a variety of grilled wurst served with sauerkraut and mustard.

Synonyms

sausage
vswurst
184 1.0

A food made from ground meat and spices in a thin skin

is the specific German variety within this broader food category
brat
vswurst
  • US
22 5.0

A small pork sausage like a bratwurst

is the general German sausage type not limited by size
bratwurst
vswurst
13 4.5

A German sausage people make from pork and often cook on a grill to eat in a bread roll

is the broader German sausage type not tied to cooking method
Vienna sausage
vswurst
5 3.6

A small thin cooked sausage sold in cans or jars

is the typical fresh German sausage not usually sold precooked in cans
liverwurst
vswurst
  • US
5 7.3

A soft sausage spread made from cooked liver and meat served cold

is the German sausage type that is solid rather than spreadable
pork sausage
vswurst
3 1.0

A food people make from ground pork and spices inside a skin and cook

is the German sausage type that may include other meats too
knackwurst
vswurst
2 8.6

A short thick German sausage usually made from pork and beef

is the general German sausage type rather than this specific form
knockwurst
vswurst
  • US
2 8.1

A short, thick German sausage made from pork and beef

is the wider German sausage category, not specifically short or thick
blutwurst
vswurst
1 9.9

A German sausage made from pork and blood with spices

is the general German sausage type without blood as an ingredient
wienerwurst
vswurst
8.8

A thin smoked sausage made from beef or pork often served in a bun

is the German sausage type not defined by texture or smoking

Surface Forms

wurst singular
wursts plural
würste plural

Etymology

The word wurst comes from German and means 'sausage'. It is related to an old German word for 'twist' because sausages were tied and twisted into skins, so wurst names that kind of meat.