Wursthaut

German

Etymology

From Wurst + Haut, literally "sausage skin"

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʊɐ̯st-haʊt/

Noun

Wursthaut f (genitive Wursthaut, plural Wursthäute)

  1. A sausage casing, traditionally made from intestine with ground meat extruded into it and tied off; edible, sometimes removed before eating
  2. (derogatory) a contemptible person

Declension

Declension of Wursthaut [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wursthaut die Wursthäute
genitive einer der Wursthaut der Wursthäute
dative einer der Wursthaut den Wursthäuten
accusative eine die Wursthaut die Wursthäute

Synonyms

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