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Kraut

See also: kraut

English

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Etymology

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From German Kraut (“cabbage”), alluding to the use of cabbage as ingredient in German cuisine (namely sauerkraut). From 19th c. but popularized during WWI/II.[1][2]

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Kraut (plural Krauts)

  1. (ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory, slang) A German. [from 1841]
    Synonyms: Boche, Fritz, jerry, Hun, sauerkraut
    Coordinate terms: frog, rosbif

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German — see German

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kraut”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ “Kraut”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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German

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German krūt, from Old High German krūt, chrūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd (“plant, vegetable, herb”).

Noun

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Kraut n (strong, genitive Krautes or Krauts, plural Kräuter, diminutive Kräutchen n or Kräutlein n)

  1. (countable) herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
  2. (countable, botany) herbaceous plant
  3. (uncountable, regional, Southern Germany, Austria) cabbage (vegetable)
    Synonym: Kohl
  4. (uncountable, regional, western Germany) a thick syrup made from sugar beets or, less often, fruit
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  • The sense “cabbage” is found in northern and central Germany only in the words Krautsalat and Sauerkraut, but not otherwise.
Declension
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Declension of Kraut [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kraut die Kräuter
genitive eines des Krautes, Krauts der Kräuter
dative einem dem Kraut, Kraute1 den Kräutern
accusative ein das Kraut die Kräuter

1Now rare, see notes.

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Etymology 2

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From English Kraut (“German”), mostly via American films and books about World Wars I and II. The English term is from German sauerkraut, due to the British and American perception of sauerkraut as a stereotypically German dish.

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Kraut m (strong, genitive Krauts, plural Krauts)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) a German (from an Anglo-Saxon perspective)
    Synonym: Fritz

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Hunsrik

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Kraut n (plural Kreiter, diminutive Kreitche)

  1. herb

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Kraut n

  1. cabbage

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German krūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.

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  • IPA(key): /kræu̯t/, [kʀæˑʊ̯t]

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Kraut n (plural Kraider, diminutive Kraidchen)

  1. herb, plant
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