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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWiener
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vee-ner
"Er hat einen Wiener beim Grillen gegessen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A type of sausage that is typically made from beef and pork and is often served in a bun.
"At the summer barbecue, everyone enjoyed a wiener topped with mustard and relish." - 2
A colloquial term for a hot dog.
"The kids were excited to eat wieners at the baseball game."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Wiener' originates from the German word for 'Viennese', referring to something or someone from Vienna, Austria. It was adopted into English in the late 19th century, primarily in reference to a type of sausage associated with the city of Vienna.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wiener" is said worldwide
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saucisse de Vienne
Transliteration: so-sis duh vyen
"Il a mangé une saucisse de Vienne au barbecue."
Wiener
Transliteration: vee-ner
"Er hat einen Wiener beim Grillen gegessen."
salsiccia di Vienna
Transliteration: sal-see-cha dee vyen-na
"Ha mangiato una salsiccia di Vienna al barbecue."
salchicha de Viena
Transliteration: sal-chee-cha de vyen-a
"Comió una salchicha de Viena en la barbacoa."
salsicha de Viena
Transliteration: sal-see-cha de vyen-a
"Ele comeu uma salsicha de Viena no churrasco."
वियना सॉसेज
Transliteration: viyana sausage
"उसने बारबेक्यू में वियना सॉसेज खाया।"
维也纳香肠
Transliteration: wéi yě nà xiāng cháng
"他在烧烤时吃了维也纳香肠。"
비엔나 소시지
Transliteration: byen-na so-si-ji
"그는 바베큐에서 비엔나 소시지를 먹었다."
ウィンナーソーセージ
Transliteration: uinnaa sōsēji
"彼はバーベキューでウィンナーソーセージを食べた。"
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