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frankfurter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈfɹæŋkfɜːtəː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈfɹɛ̃ŋkfɝɾɚ/ US, Canada, æ-raising
  • /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋkfɝɾɚ/ US, Canada, æ-raising
  • /ˈfɹæŋkfɝɾɚ/ (General-American) without æ-raising

Etymology

From German Frankfurter, the demonym of Frankfurt. Specifically, a reference to Frankfurt-am-Main.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, UK, US) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.

Forms

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frankfurters Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

-furter · chickenfurter · cocktail frankfurter · shrimpfurter

Relateds

savaloy · sav

Synonyms

wiener (type of sausage) · Coney Island (type of sausage) · hot dog (type of sausage) · frank (type of sausage) · frankfurt (type of sausage) · tube steak (type of sausage) · coney island (type of sausage)