English Explanatory Dictionary

liberty cabbage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sauerkraut.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of liberty cabbage.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

liberty cabbage

Etymology

Coined during the First World War as a substitute for the word sauerkraut, which had been borrowed from German around 1600.

Related words

liberty sandwich liberty sausage liberty steak Canadiano Texas strip
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