/ ˈfræŋkfɜːtə(r); NAmE -fɜːrt-/ ( NAmE also wie·ner , informal wee·nie ) noun
a long thin smoked sausage with a reddish-brown skin, often eaten in a long bread roll as a hot dog
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WORD ORIGIN
from German Frankfurter Wurst Frankfurt sausage.
/ ˈfræŋkfɜːtə(r); NAmE -fɜːrt-/ ( NAmE also wie·ner , informal wee·nie ) noun
a long thin smoked sausage with a reddish-brown skin, often eaten in a long bread roll as a hot dog
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WORD ORIGIN
from German Frankfurter Wurst Frankfurt sausage.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005