sauerbraten
sauerbraten noun: a German dish of roasted marinated horsemeat or (now more frequently) beef or pork.
Noun
sauerbraten (countable and uncountable, plural sauerbratens)
- A German dish of roasted marinated horsemeat or (now more frequently) beef or pork.
- My sauerbraten ($10.95) was a disaster, thin slices of beef drowned in a lake of gravy, and way too sauer, although the accompanying spaetzle were firm and buttery.1992 March 13, Jody Stern, “Restaurant Tours: joie de Germans?”, in Chicago Reader
- The worst thing that would have happened if Germany had won is that I'd be speaking German now and eating sauerbraten instead of hamburger," he says. "1994 July 22, Grant Pick, “Bigot for Hire”, in Chicago Reader
Forms of sauerbraten
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Origin of sauerbraten
From German: sauer (“sour”) + Braten (“roast meat”).
Questions about sauerbraten
- What does sauerbraten mean?
- Sauerbraten means a German dish of roasted marinated horsemeat or (now more frequently) beef or pork.
- What part of speech is sauerbraten?
- Sauerbraten is a noun.
- What is the plural of sauerbraten?
- The plural of sauerbraten is sauerbratens.
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