German word

Thüringer

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtyːʁɪŋɐ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounThuringian sausage

Example

Auf dem Markt esse ich eine Thüringer.

I eat a Thuringian sausage at the market.

Illustration for Thüringer (Thuringian sausage)

More examples

Auf dem Festival aß er eine Thüringer im Brötchen.

At the festival, he ate a Thuringian sausage in a bread roll.

Core concept

A coarse-seasoned sausage browning on a grill and linking the food to Thuringia.

Common phrases

  • eine Thüringer im Brötchen

    a Thuringian sausage in a bread roll

Similar words

Bratwurst: A German sausage made from coarse-ground meat and often grilled.
Wurst: A broad term for meat products made by filling casings with meat.
Frankfurter: A slender pork sausage typically smoked or boiled.
Bockwurst: A mild, soft sausage of minced meat commonly boiled before eating.

Definition in German

Eine traditionelle Thüringer Bratwurst aus der Region Thüringen, oft grob gewürzt und gegrillt oder gebraten serviert.

Word origin

Thüringer is formed from Thüringen with the suffix -er, which marks origin or association; as a shortened food name, it comes from Thüringer Bratwurst.

Usage tips

  • In food contexts, Thüringer is a feminine noun, so one sausage is eine Thüringer and several are Thüringer.

Other meanings

  • Thuringiannoun

Related words

  • ThüringerinThuringian womannoun
  • thüringischThuringianadjective

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