sauerbraten
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sauerbraten
1885–90, < German, equivalent to sauer sour + Braten roast
Vocabulary lists containing sauerbraten
World Cuisine - Middle School and High School
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Example Sentences
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Until then, the German restaurants of America will continue to turn out plates of sauerbraten, and struggle.
From Washington Post • Mar. 19, 2018
For during the consumption of the consomme, eggs, sauerbraten, noodles and champagne the majestic Mont Blanc was gliding by.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Authentic sauerbraten and kalbsbratwurst in the lodge�s restaurant amp up the Old World appeal.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Here and there SS officers sat apart, at their own tables, chatting, laughing, drinking French wine, and attacking beefsteaks or sauerbraten with knives and forks.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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Also it could brighten out of its imperturbability at the steaming sight of a dish of sauerbraten.
From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie
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