choucroute
French edit
Etymology edit
From Alsatian Alemannic German surkrut, Surkrut, Sürkrut (standard German Sauerkraut). The first part of the word was modified by folk etymology to French chou (“cabbage”). Since -croute (krut, German Kraut) is that part of the Germanic word that indeed means “cabbage”, the French form quite literally is “cabbage-cabbage”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
choucroute f (usually uncountable, plural choucroutes)
- sauerkraut (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage)
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “choucroute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.