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fər noun
a small, cooked and smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, with or without casing; hot dog; wiener.
Also, frank·fort, frank·fort·er, frank·furt.
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| —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 | |
| Frankfurter (ˈfræŋkˌfɜːtə) | |
| —n | |
| an inhabitant or native of Frankfurt | |
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Word Origin & History
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 Frankfurter "of Frankfurt," because a sausage somewhat like a U.S. hot dog was originally made in Germany, where it was associated with the city of Frankfurt am Main (lit.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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Encyclopedia Britannica
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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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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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It was the second time in our conversation that he mentioned this apocryphal frankfurter stand.
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