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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Sauerkraut.
  • noun Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of German birth or ancestry.

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  • noun Sauerkraut.
  • noun Alternative form of Kraut (German).

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  • noun offensive term for a person of German descent

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[German; see sauerkraut.]

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Shortening. Compare German Kraut ("cabbage").

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