choucroute

French

Etymology

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

  • 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)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: chucrute
  • Spanish: chucrut

Further reading

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