different between wiener vs widener

English

Etymology

From German Wienerwurst, from Wiener (“of Vienna, Viennese”) +? Wurst (“sausage”), because sausages were originally made in Vienna, Austria.

In Germany today this sausage is known as Wiener Würstchen (“small sausage from Vienna”), but in Vienna it is called a Frankfurter (“from Frankfurt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wi?n?(r)/
• Rhymes: -i?n?(r)

Noun

wiener (plural wieners)

1. (Canada, US) A sausage made from beef, chicken or pork.
2. (Canada, US, Britain) A frankfurter, a hot dog.
3. (Canada, US, colloquial) A penis.
4. (US, colloquial) A person who is nervous or afraid to partake in certain activities.
5. (US, Britain, colloquial) An irritating or disliked person.

Synonyms

• (sausage): Vienna sausage wienie
• (hot dog): frankfurter, frank
• (penis): weenie, winky; see also Thesaurus:penis
• (nervous person): nervous wreck, worrywart; see also Thesaurus:worrier
• (annoying person): nuisance, pain in the neck; see also Thesaurus:nuisance

Derived terms

• cocktail wiener
• cheese wiener
• wiener dog
• wiener roast

Translations

Anagrams

• Weiner

Danish

Noun

wiener c (singular definite wieneren, plural indefinite wienere)

1. Viennese (inhabitant of Vienna)

Usage notes

In compounds: wiener- "Viennese" (connected with Vienna)

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

English

Etymology

widen +? -er

Noun

widener (plural wideners)

1. Any device used to widen something; especially a drill designed to produce a hole greater than its own diameter.

Anagrams

• Redwine, Weidner, red wine, rewiden, weirden