Hasenpfeffer definition

häzən-fĕfər, -sən-
A German dish of rabbit meat marinated in vinegar and stewed in the marinade.
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A highly seasoned stew of marinated rabbit meat.
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(cooking) A traditional German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare, cut into stewing-meat sized pieces and braised with onions and wine in a marinade thickened with the animal's blood.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
hasenpfeffer
Plural:
hasenpfeffers

Origin of hasenpfeffer

  • German Hase rabbit (from Middle High German) (from Old High German haso kas- in Indo-European roots) Pfeffer pepper (from Old High German pfeffar) (from Latin piper pepper)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Hasen (“hares”) +‎ Pfeffer (“pepper”)

    From Wiktionary