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sour krout

sour krout is the archaic spelling of sauerkraut.

Meaning of sauerkraut

Noun

sauerkraut (countable and uncountable, plural sauerkrauts)

  1. A dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage.
  2. (countable, ethnic, obsolete, offensive, slang, slur) A German person.
    Synonyms:
    Kraut

Forms of sour krout

pluralsour krouts

Questions about sour krout

What is sour krout the archaic spelling of?
Sour krout is the archaic spelling of sauerkraut.

Words near sour krout in the dictionary

  1. sour grass
  2. sour grasses
  3. sour gum
  4. sour gums
  5. sour honey
  6. sour krout
  7. sour krouts
  8. sour mash
  9. sour milk
  10. sour milks
  11. sour mix

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