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choucroute

sauerkraut

noun shoo-KROOT Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: Alsatian German Sürkrut, sour cabbage

Usage Note

Choucroute is fermented shredded cabbage, central to Alsatian cuisine. La choucroute garnie is the classic dish served with various pork cuts and sausages. The word entered French via the Alsace region and keeps its Germanic flavour; it is always feminine and uncountable in culinary use.

Examples

"Nous avons mangé une choucroute garnie au restaurant."

Natural Translation

We ate a choucroute garnie at the restaurant.

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