Sauerkraut

sauer (“sour”) +‎ Kraut (“cabbage”). The sense “cabbage” in the word Kraut is southern German. Sauerkraut is not a traditional term in northern and central Germany, but has now become predominant in these areas, too.

• IPA^(key): /ˈzaʊ̯ɐkʁaʊ̯t/

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• Hyphenation: Sau‧er‧kraut

Sauerkraut n (strong, genitive Sauerkrauts, no plural)

1. sauerkraut

   Synonyms: Sauerkohl, saurer Kappes

• Sauerkrautsuppe

• “Sauerkraut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Sauerkraut” in Duden online
• Sauerkraut on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de