choucroute

French

Etymology

From Alsatian Alemannic German surkrut (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

• IPA^(key): /ʃu.kʁut/

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• Rhymes: -ut

Noun

choucroute f (usually uncountable, plural choucroutes)

1. sauerkraut (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage)

Further reading

• “choucroute” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).