wurst

wurst

[wurst, woorst]
noun
sausage ( def 1 ).

Origin:
1890–95; < German Wurst

worst, wurst.
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wurst (wɜːst, wʊəst, vʊəst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a large sausage, esp of a type made in Germany, Austria, etc
 
[from German, literally: something rolled; related to Latin vertere to turn]

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Wurst is always a great word to know.
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wurst
Ger. sausage, 1855, from Ger. Wurst, from O.H.G.
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