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kraut

American  
[krout] / kraʊt /

noun

  1. Informal. sauerkraut.

  2. (often initial capital letter) a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier during World War I or II.

Kraut British  
/ kraʊt /

noun

  1. slang a derogatory word for German

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Etymology

Origin of kraut

First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening

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