frankfurter

¹ American  

[frangk-fer-ter] / ˈfræŋk fər tər /

Also frankfort,

noun

1. a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener.

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Frankfurter ² American  

[frangk-fer-ter] / ˈfræŋk fər tər /

noun

1. Felix, 1882–1965, U.S. jurist, born in Austria: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939–62.

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Frankfurter ¹ British  

/ ˈfræŋkˌfɜːtə /

noun

1. an inhabitant or native of Frankfurt

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frankfurter ² British  

/ ˈfræŋkˌfɜːtə /

noun

1. a light brown smoked sausage, made of finely minced pork or beef, often served in a bread roll

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Etymology

Origin of frankfurter

1890–95, < German: Frankfort sausage; -er ¹

Example Sentences

"I have had people request just frankfurters," he says.

From BBC

If he honours his pledge to divest from the company he built from scratch, he will no longer benefit from the sale of any Agrofert product – from frankfurters to fertiliser.

From BBC

Each day of the week offered a special: chicken cacciatore on Mondays, frankfurters and sauerkraut on Wednesdays, and so on.

From Los Angeles Times

Delivery to the remote Yosemite National Park post office — as evidenced by what current Yosemite Postmaster Ellen Damin calls “the great frankfurter debacle” — has never been easy.

From Los Angeles Times

As the sun set on a cloudy evening in Times Square on Friday, a 65-foot-long frankfurter cantilevered into the sky and spewed out a blast of rainbow confetti.

From New York Times

Related Words

• hot dog