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kraut

(krout)

1. Sauerkraut.

2. often Kraut Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of German birth or ancestry.

[German; see sauerkraut.]

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Kraut

(kraʊt)

n, adj

slang a derogatory word for German

[from German (Sauer)kraut, literally: (pickled) cabbage]

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kraut

(kraʊt)

n.

1. Informal. sauerkraut.

2. (sometimes cap.) Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used to refer to a German.)

[1915–20; by shortening]

usage: Definition 2 is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting.

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Noun

Kraut - offensive term for a person of German descent

Boche, Jerry, Krauthead, Hun

derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

German - a person of German nationality

Translations

Kraut Teutone

boche fritzschleu

Kraut

[kraʊt] (offensive)

A. ADJ → alemán

B. N → alemán/ana m/f

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