knackwurst

[ nahk-wurst, -woorst ]

noun
  1. a short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.

Origin of knackwurst

1
1935–40; <German, equivalent to knack(en) to crack, break + Wurst sausage. Cf. knack

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British Dictionary definitions for knackwurst

knackwurst

knockwurst

/ (ˈnɒkˌwɜːst) /


noun
  1. a short fat highly seasoned sausage

Origin of knackwurst

1
German, from knacken to make a cracking sound + Wurst sausage

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