choucroute
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French choucroute. Doublet of sauerkraut.
Noun
choucroute (uncountable)
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
Noun
choucroute f (usually uncountable, plural choucroutes)
- sauerkraut (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “choucroute”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.