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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

キャベツ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyabetsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Kraut/kraʊt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"この料理はキャベツと一緒に提供されます。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A slang term for a German person, often used in a derogatory context.

    "During the war, soldiers often referred to their enemies as 'krauts'."
  2. 2

    A type of fermented cabbage, commonly known as sauerkraut.

    "The dish was served with a side of kraut."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the German word Kraut, meaning herb, weed, or cabbage, which is rooted in Proto-Germanic *krutą. In English, particularly during and after World War I and World War II, it was adopted as an offensive ethnic slur for a German, originating from the association with sauerkraut.

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