noun · rare

Kraut

Kraut · Krauts

A GermanA German.

US/kɹʌʊt/

» My father really hates Krauts.

Meaning

1 senses

(derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)A German.
Kraut, Krautfresser, Krautfresserin
фрицfric, гансgans, бу́ндесbúndes
offensive term for a person of German descent

Examples

1 sentences

My father really hates Krauts.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

derogatory: German — see also Fritz:

Deutsch

derogatory: German — see also Fritz:

Origin

From German Kraut (“cabbage”), alluding to the use of cabbage as an ingredient in German c

From German Kraut (“cabbage”), alluding to the use of cabbage as an ingredient in German cuisine (namely sauerkraut). First use appears c. 1833–1837, but popularized during the First and Second World Wars.

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