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sauerbraten

American  
[souuhr-braht-n, sou-er-, zou-uhr-braht-n] / ˈsaʊərˌbrɑt n, ˈsaʊ ər-, ˈzaʊ ərˌbrɑt n /

noun

  1. a pot roast of beef, marinated before cooking in a mixture of vinegar, sugar, and seasonings.


sauerbraten British  
/ ˈzauərˌbraːtən, ˈsaʊəˌbrɑːtən /

noun

  1. beef marinated in vinegar, sugar, and seasonings, and then braised

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sauerbraten

1885–90, < German, equivalent to sauer sour + Braten roast

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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

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

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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