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kraut

[krout]

noun

  1. Informal.sauerkraut.

  2. (often initial capital letter)a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier during World War I or II.



Kraut

/ ʊ /

noun

  1. slanga derogatory word for German

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kraut1

First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of kraut1

from German ( Sauer ) kraut, literally: (pickled) cabbage

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