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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

crauti

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkrauti

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sauerkraut/ˈsaʊ.ərˌkraʊt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I crauti sono un contorno tradizionale tedesco."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fermented dish made from finely shredded raw cabbage and seasoned with various spices.

    "She served the sausages with a side of tangy sauerkraut."
  2. 2

    A dish of fermented cabbage, often used as a condiment or side dish.

    "The traditional German meal included bratwurst and sauerkraut."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed into English in the late 19th century directly from German 'Sauerkraut', composed of 'sauer' (sour) and 'Kraut' (cabbage, herb). The roots trace back to Middle High German and Old High German, reflecting a traditional Germanic method of preserving shredded cabbage through lactic acid fermentation.

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