liverwurst
noun
liv·er·wurst ˈli-vər-ˌwərst 
ˈli-və-,
also -ˌvu̇(r)st,
sometimes -ˌvu̇sht
: a large, creamy to firm cooked sausage containing ground pork liver usually mixed with pork or other meat and spices : liver sausage
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Down a flight of stairs from the main store is a small, private room where, on a low table, Jeremy has laid out lunch for the two of us: salami, ham, liverwurst, bologna, pâtés and cheese, along with slices of rye and pumpernickel. 
Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020 His list of requirements for a hotel room in Philadelphia during a tryout included sliced liverwurst, salami, and bologna, and twenty-four cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2020 As the neighborhood changed around the restaurant, Langer’s stopped selling items such as baloney and liverwurst. Samantha Masunaga, latimes.com, 14 Apr. 2018
Reggie Nadelson, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020 His list of requirements for a hotel room in Philadelphia during a tryout included sliced liverwurst, salami, and bologna, and twenty-four cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2020 As the neighborhood changed around the restaurant, Langer’s stopped selling items such as baloney and liverwurst. Samantha Masunaga, latimes.com, 14 Apr. 2018 Word History
Etymology
partial translation of German Leberwurst, from Leber liver + Wurst sausage
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined above
liverwursts
noun
as in liver sausages
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- liver sausages
- wienerwursts
- knockwursts
- liver puddings
- hot dogs
- knackwursts
- bolognas
- kielbasy
- wieners
- kielbasas
- salamis
- frankfurters
- Vienna sausages
- pepperonis
- sausages
- weiners
- weenies
- blood sausages
- blood puddings
- wursts
- franks
- bangers
- links
