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blutwurst

blutwurst

1 9.9
A German sausage made from pork and blood with spices
  • noun
  • /ˈbluːtˌvʊrst/
translation icon : morcilla
  • During Oktoberfest, many people enjoy traditional dishes, including blutwurst served with sauerkraut.

Examples

  • In Germany, blutwurst is often served sliced on rye bread with mustard as a popular snack.

  • Called boudin noir in France, blutwurst in Germany, and morcilla in Spain, blood pudding, when prepared and spiced right, should not have too much of a metallic aftertaste.

    Blog text (34)
  • All around us hang loops of sausages, every kind you can imagine, every color from the purple-black of blutwurst to the pale whitish links that my mother likes best.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • At the market, I bought some delicious blutwurst made from high-quality pork and spices.

Synonyms

sausage
vsblutwurst
184 1.0

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

is a specific German blood product rather than a broad meat product
blood sausage
vsblutwurst
5 4.1

A dark sausage made from cooked animal blood, fat, and other ingredients

is the German variety made specifically from pork and spices
blood pudding
vsblutwurst
  • UK
2 6.7

A dark sausage made from pig's blood, fat, and oatmeal that people cook and eat

is the German version made from pork and spices rather than grain
wurst
vsblutwurst
1 5.1

A German sausage made from pork, beef or veal and spices

is the German blood variety made with pork and blood, not just meat

Surface Forms

blutwurst singular
blutwürste plural

Etymology

The word blutwurst comes from German blut 'blood' and wurst 'sausage'. So it literally means a 'blood sausage' made from pork, blood, and spices, and thinking of the English words 'blood' and 'sausage' makes it easy to remember.