A type of sausage made from pork, alone or combined with beef or veal, often pre-dried or smoked to aid preservation, seasoned with herbs and spices, and boiled.
Origin
Late 18th century.
Definition of German sausage in US English:
German sausage
noun
A type of sausage made from pork, alone or combined with beef or veal, often pre-dried or smoked to aid preservation, seasoned with herbs and spices, and boiled.