Phrase guide

Vienna sausage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A kind of smoked link sausage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Spicy but delicate Vienna sausages are eaten with various dishes such as sauerkraut or as a snack by themselves, with or without relish.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Viennese sausage, wiener, wienie, wienerwurst

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie

History

Etymology

A calque of German Wienerwurst (“Viennese sausage”); compare the borrowed form wienerwurst.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: salsitxa de Viena — sausage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 維也納香腸 /维也纳香肠 (Wéiyĕnà xiāngcháng) — sausage
  • Danish: wienerpølse — sausage
  • Finnish: nakki — sausage
  • French: saucisse de Vienne — sausage
  • German: Wiener Würstchen — sausage
  • German: Frankfurter — sausage
  • German: Frankfurter Würstchen — sausage
  • Italian: würstel — sausage
  • Italian: würstel di Vienna — sausage
  • Japanese: ウインナー (Winnā) — sausage
  • Korean: 비엔나 소시지 (bienna sosiji) — sausage
  • Macedonian: виршла (viršla) — sausage
  • Norwegian: wienerpølse — sausage
  • Polish: parówka — sausage
  • Spanish: salchicha de Viena — sausage
  • Spanish: salchicha vienesa — sausage
  • Swedish: wienerkorv — sausage
  • Turkish: viyana sosisi — sausage