n.
A short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.
[German Knackwurst : knacken, to crack (from Middle High German , of imitative origin) + Wurst, sausage; see wurst.]
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knack·wurst or knock·wurst (nŏk'wûrst', -wʊrst') 
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n.
A short, thick, highly seasoned sausage.
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[NAK-wurst; NAHK-vursht] Short, thick links of precooked beef and/or pork sausage that is well flavored with garlic. Knackwurst is usually boiled or grilled before serving, often with sauerkraut. The name comes from the German knack ("crack") and wurst ("sausage"), named for the crackling sound the sausage makes when bitten into.
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Meaning #1:
short thick highly seasoned sausage
Synonym: knockwurst
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Knackwurst may refer to a variety of different sausage types, depending on the geographical region.
In America, Knackwurst may refer to a short, plump sausage originating from the Holstein region in Germany. They contain ground veal, ground pork, and fresh garlic stuffed into hog casings,[1] and the sausages are aged for two to five days, then smoked over oak wood. Knackwurst is often prepared highly seasoned.
Etymology
The German noun Knackwurst—which, in English is sometimes corrupted as knockwurst—comes from the German words knacken ("to crack") or knackig ("crisp"). This refers to the swelling of the sausage during cooking, so that the skin becomes pressurized and balloon-like, and tends to "pop," often exploding the juices, when first cut into.
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| Translations: Knockwurst |
Français (French)
n. - variété de saucisse
Deutsch (German)
n. - Knackwurst
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πικάντικο λουκάνικο
Italiano (Italian)
salsicciotto
Português (Portuguese)
n. - lingüiça (f) picante
Русский (Russian)
сарделька с чесноком
Español (Spanish)
n. - embutido alemán, salchicha alemana
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - knackvurst
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大香肠
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 大香腸
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 짧고 굵은 매운 소시지
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نوع من السجق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - סוג נקניק (גרמני)
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