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wurst

American  
[wurst, woorst] / wɜrst, wʊərst /

noun

  1. sausage.

wurst British  
/ wʊəst, vʊəst, wɜːst /

noun

  1. a large sausage, esp of a type made in Germany, Austria, etc

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Etymology

Origin of wurst

First recorded in 1890–95, wurst is from the German word Wurst

Example Sentences

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Although sausage lovers associate the term "wurst" with delicious grillables, appending it to an organ meat negates all of its appeal.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

And the industry was already in decline because of a diminishing appetite in Germany for wurst and schnitzel.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2021

Many of my suggestions will come as no surprise to those who have mastered the culinary ways of the wurst.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

The company started and ran the Zum Zum wurst bars and revived Mamma Leone’s, a tourist magnet.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2019

I ordered brat- wurst and sauerkraut and distinctly saw the cook unwrap a sausage from a cellophane slip cover and drop it in boiling water.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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