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knackwurst

knackwurst

2 8.6
A short thick German sausage usually made from pork and beef
  • noun
  • /ˈnækˌwɜrst/
translation icon : salchicha knackwurst
  • He savored every bite of the spicy knackwurst nestled in a warm roll.

Examples

  • I wish you had brought me back some knackwurst.

  • 27% now having Coke with their knackwurst.

  • Hundred-meter dash powered by knackwurst and lager.

  • At the festival, we enjoyed delicious knackwurst served with sauerkraut.

  • The chef prepared a traditional German dish featuring knackwurst and roasted vegetables.

Synonyms

sausage
vsknackwurst
184 1.0

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

is a particular short, thick, highly seasoned kind of that food
brat
vsknackwurst
  • US
22 5.0

A small pork sausage like a bratwurst

is a shorter, thicker seasoned form rather than a small roll sausage
bratwurst
vsknackwurst
13 4.5

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

is a thicker, heavily seasoned type rather than a roll-served grilled link
kielbasa
vsknackwurst
11 4.8

A Polish sausage made from pork, often smoked and grilled or cooked in dishes

is a specific German short, thick seasoned product rather than Polish varieties
Vienna sausage
vsknackwurst
5 3.6

A small thin cooked sausage sold in cans or jars

is fresh, thicker, and more strongly seasoned rather than precooked canned ones
liverwurst
vsknackwurst
  • US
5 7.3

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

is a firm, short, highly seasoned meat sausage rather than a liver spread
pork sausage
vsknackwurst
3 1.0

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

includes mixes of pork and beef rather than pork only
frankfurter
vsknackwurst
3 2.0

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

is a shorter, thicker heavily seasoned German variety rather than a smooth link
knockwurst
vsknackwurst
  • US
2 8.1

A short, thick German sausage made from pork and beef

is an alternative spelling for the same sausage
wurst
vsknackwurst
1 5.1

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

is the specific short, thick highly seasoned variety rather than general types
blutwurst
vsknackwurst
1 9.9

A German sausage made from pork and blood with spices

is based on minced pork and beef with spices rather than blood as main ingredient
wienerwurst
vsknackwurst
8.8

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

is shorter, thicker, and more heavily seasoned than smooth slender types
kishka
vsknackwurst
9.3

A traditional Eastern European sausage filled with flour, meat, or vegetables

contains mainly seasoned minced meat in a casing rather than grain or flour filling

How Seasoned

chorizo
12 5.1
knackwurst
2 8.6
andouille
3 8.5
bratwurst
13 4.5

Surface Forms

knackwurst singular
knackwursts plural
knackwürste plural

Etymology

Knackwurst comes from the German parts knack and wurst, where knack means 'snap' or 'crack' and wurst means 'sausage', as in bratwurst. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a short, firm sausage that 'snaps' when you bite it, which is why knackwurst refers to this seasoned German sausage.