English Explanatory Dictionary

wiener

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
  2. A hot dog or frankfurter.
  3. The penis.
  4. A person who is nervous or afraid to partake in certain activities.
  5. An irritating or disliked person.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːnəː/ [ˈwɪi̯nəː] /ˈwiːnɚ/ [ˈwɪi̯nɚ] ~ [ˈwɪi̯nɹ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-wiener.wav

Word forms

wiener wieners weiner

Etymology

Clipping of wienerwurst, from German Wienerwurst (“Vienna sausage”), from Wiener (“of Vienna, Viennese”) + Wurst (“sausage”), because these sausages were originally made in Vienna, Austria. In Germany today this sausage is known as Wiener Würstchen (“small sausage from Vienna”), but in Vienna and the Netherlands it is called a Frankfurter or Frankfurter Würstchen (“small sausage from Frankfurt”).

Synonyms

winky worrywart pain in the neck nervous wreck wienie weenie nuisance

Related words

wiener schnitzel wienerschnitzel Wiener filter Wiener-Hopf method Wiener Neustadt

Derived words

cheese wiener cocktail wiener hot wiener wiener breath wiener dog wiener roast
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