Knackwurst definition

nŏkwûrst, -wo͝orst

A short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.

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A thick, highly seasoned sausage.

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A highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:

knackwurst

Plural:

knackwursts

Origin of knackwurst

German knacken to crack (from Middle High German) (of imitative origin) Wurst sausage wurst

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the German noun Knackwurst, itself from German knacken (“to crack, crackle”) + Wurst (“sausage”).

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