Wurst
sausage / cold cuts
Beginner Noun Feminine
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Pronunciation
/vʊʁst/
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Cultural Note
Wurst is deeply embedded in German language and culture. The idiom 'Das ist mir Wurst' means 'I don't care,' and 'Es geht um die Wurst' means 'it's now or never.' With over 1,500 varieties, Germany's sausage diversity rivals its bread culture.
📝 Example Sentences
In Deutschland gibt es über 1.500 Wurstsorten.
In Germany there are over 1,500 types of sausage.
Das ist mir Wurst.
I don't care. (Literally: That is sausage to me.)