frank·furt·er

[frangk-fer-ter]
Also, frank·fort, frank·fort·er, frank·furt.


Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; < German: Frankfort sausage; see -er1

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Frank·furt·er

[frangk-fer-ter]
noun
Felix, 1882–1965, U.S. jurist, born in Austria: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1939–62.
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frankfurter (ˈfræŋkˌfɜːtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a light brown smoked sausage, made of finely minced pork or beef, often served in a bread roll
 
[C20: short for German Frankfurter Wurst sausage from Frankfurt (am Main)]

Frankfurter (ˈfræŋkˌfɜːtə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an inhabitant or native of Frankfurt

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frankfurter
1894, Amer.Eng., from Ger. Frankfurter "of Frankfurt," because a sausage somewhat like a U.S. hot dog was originally made in Germany, where it was associated with the city of Frankfurt am Main (lit. "ford of the Franks on the River Main"). Attested from 1877 as Frankfort sausage. Shortened form frank
first attested 1936.
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frankfurter

highly seasoned sausage, traditionally of mixed pork and beef. Frankfurters are named for Frankfurt am Main, Ger., the city of their origin, where they were sold and eaten at beer gardens.

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