sauerkraut
nounUK /ˈsaʊəkraʊt/
US /ˈsaʊərkraʊt/
Sauerkraut is cabbage that has been cut up and left to get sour in salty water.
Grandpa piled sauerkraut on his hot dog.
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2. A German dish of shredded cabbage fermented with salt, often served with sausages or pork.
We ate sausages and sauerkraut at the Oktoberfest dinner.
3. In informal American slang, a mildly derogatory term for a German person.
The old war film used 'sauerkraut' as a slur, which is offensive today.
4. Any food made sour by fermentation, such as pickled vegetables.
The chef makes sauerkraut from carrots and beets as well as cabbage.