Kraut
English
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editEtymology
editFrom German Kraut (“cabbage”), alluding to the use of cabbage as an ingredient in German cuisine (namely sauerkraut). First use appears c. 1833-1837, but popularized during the First and Second World Wars.[1][2]
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editNoun
editKraut (plural Krauts)
- (ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory, slang) A German. [from 1841]
- 1991, Art Spiegelman, Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began, New York: Pantheon Books, page 112:
- Those Krauts can't hurt you anymore. The only ones left are dead or dying.
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editReferences
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “kraut”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “Kraut”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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editGerman
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editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German krūt, from Old High German krūt, chrūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd (“plant, vegetable, herb”).
Noun
editKraut n (strong, genitive Krautes or Krauts, plural Kräuter, diminutive Kräutchen n or Kräutlein n)
- (countable) herb; useful plant (plant used to flavour food, or for medicinal effect)
- (countable, botany) herbaceous plant
- (uncountable, regional, Southern Germany, Austria) cabbage (vegetable)
- Synonym: Kohl
- (uncountable, regional, western Germany) a thick syrup made from sugar beets or, less often, fruit
Usage notes
edit- The sense “cabbage” is found in northern and central Germany only in the words Krautsalat and Sauerkraut, but not otherwise.
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editEtymology 2
editFrom 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.
Noun
editKraut m (strong, genitive Krauts, plural Krauts)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) a German (from an Anglo-Saxon perspective)
- Synonym: Fritz
Further reading
edit- “Kraut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kraut” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Kraut (Deutscher)” in Duden online
- “Kraut (Meeresfrucht)” in Duden online
- “Kraut (Pflanze, Kohl)” in Duden online
Hunsrik
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editKraut n (plural Kreiter, diminutive Kreitche)
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editKraut n
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editFurther reading
edit- Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Kraut”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português[1] (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 97
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German krūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editKraut n (plural Kraider, diminutive Kraidchen)
Further reading
edit- Kraut in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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