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bratwurst

bratwurst

13 4.5
A German sausage people make from pork and often cook on a grill to eat in a bread roll
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɑːtˌwɜːrst/
translation icon : salchicha alemana
  • At the festival, they grilled bratwurst and served it with sauerkraut.
  • beer and bratwurst
  • bratwurst with sauerkraut
  • bratwurst sausage

So I like to, I boil my Bratwurst in beer.

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Examples

  • Half-timbered facades, hanging flower baskets, painted murals, German lettering, lederhosen, and bratwurst abound.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The accompanying festivities included speeches, a light show, and, of course, some good German beer and bratwurst.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Ah, here we go, our first Bratwurst of the trip made out of it.

  • A nice bratwurst would be divine.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • I also had a bratwurst leftover from dinner last night.

    Blog text (32)
  • There was even a bratwurst-eating contest.

    Blog text (12)
  • And yes, we play golf, and we go to ball games, and we have sauerkraut on our bratwurst.

  • The thin odor of bratwurst was in the air at a backyard barbecue, maybe, at a house further down the block.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • During breaks and after the sessions, participants will be able to taste the famous local beer, bratwurst, and ice cream on the nearby Union Terrace, or just sit by the lake and enjoy the sailors and waterskiers.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Charming wooden booths feature scrumptious snacks such as German Christmas cakes and gingerbread, as well as bratwurst, hot chestnuts, and mulled wine.

    Blog text (6)

Synonyms

hot dog
vsbratwurst
252 1.0

A cooked sausage in a sliced bun, often with mustard or ketchup

is the specific German pork grilled or fried style served in a roll
sausage
vsbratwurst
184 1.0

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

is a particular German pork example of that broad category usually grilled
wiener
vsbratwurst
  • US
69 1.8

A small cooked sausage often served in a bread roll like a hot dog

is usually grilled or fried and is the German pork version
brat
vsbratwurst
  • US
22 5.0

A small pork sausage like a bratwurst

is the full formal name used for that German pork sausage
hotdog
vsbratwurst
19 1.0

A cooked sausage in a sliced bun often eaten as fast food

is the German pork version usually grilled or fried and served in a roll
Vienna sausage
vsbratwurst
5 3.6

A small thin cooked sausage sold in cans or jars

is a fresh German pork sausage usually grilled or fried, not precooked in cans
liverwurst
vsbratwurst
  • US
5 7.3

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

is a whole grilled or fried pork sausage meant to be eaten hot
pork sausage
vsbratwurst
3 1.0

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

is the German regional type usually grilled or fried and served in a roll
frankfurter
vsbratwurst
3 2.0

A smooth, smoky sausage of pork or beef often served in a bread roll

is the German pork style usually grilled or fried instead of smoked
knackwurst
vsbratwurst
2 8.6

A short thick German sausage usually made from pork and beef

is a longer, milder pork sausage usually cooked on a grill or pan
knockwurst
vsbratwurst
  • US
2 8.1

A short, thick German sausage made from pork and beef

is a longer pork-only style usually grilled or fried, not thickly spiced
wurst
vsbratwurst
1 5.1

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

is one specific pork variety within that broader German sausage category
blutwurst
vsbratwurst
1 9.9

A German sausage made from pork and blood with spices

is a plain pork sausage usually grilled or fried, not made from blood
grilled wiener
vsbratwurst
  • US
2.3

A sausage cooked on a grill and put in a bun like a hot dog

is the German pork style usually grilled or fried and served in a roll
wienerwurst
vsbratwurst
8.8

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

is cooked differently, being a German pork sausage usually grilled or fried

Compounds

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

How Smooth

sausage
184 1.0
bratwurst
13 4.5
salami
40 1.0

Surface Forms

bratwurst singular
bratwursts plural

Etymology

Bratwurst comes from German parts brat- from braten meaning 'to fry' or 'to roast' and -wurst meaning 'sausage', so it literally means a sausage made for frying or grilling.