Wieners are sausages made from smoked beef or pork.
[US]
wiener in British English
(ˈwiːnə) or wienerwurst (ˈwiːnəˌwɜːst)
noun
US and Canadian
a kind of smoked beef or pork sausage, similar to a frankfurter
Also called: wienie, weenie (ˈwiːnɪ)
Word origin
C20: shortened from German Wiener Wurst Viennese sausage
Wiener in British English
(ˈwiːnə)
noun
Norbert (ˈnɔːbət). 1894–1964, US mathematician, who developed the concept of cybernetics
Wiener in American English
(ˈwinər)
ˈNorbert (ˈnɔrbərt) 1894-1964; U.S. mathematician & pioneer in cybernetics
wiener in American English
(ˈwinər)
US
noun
1.
a smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork, etc., enclosed in a membranous casing and made in cylindrical links a few inches long; frankfurter: the casing is now usually removed before packaging
: also ˈwienerˌwurst (ˈwinərˌwɜrst)
2. Slang
a.
weenie (sense 2)
b.
weenie (sense 3)
Word origin
short for wienerwurst < Ger Wiener wurst, Vienna sausage