liverwurst

noun

liv·​er·​wurst ˈli-vər-ˌwərst How to pronounce liverwurst (audio)
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

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Boar’s Head Provisions Co. recalled liverwurst after a sample of the product in a Maryland store tested positive for listeria, and the company has also recalled meats sliced on the same day on the same line as the liverwurst at a Virginia plant. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 The plant in Jarratt, Virginia, has not been operational since late July, when the company recalled millions of pounds of deli meat products after listeria was detected in liverwurst produced at the facility. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024 The contamination was traced back to Boar's Head's plant in Jarratt, Virginia, and only affected liverwurst, according to the company. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024 Several of those people reportedly died after eating tainted Boars Head liverwurst products. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024 As a result of the multistate outbreak, which sickened dozens of people and was linked to 10 deaths, Boar’s Head permanently discontinued its liverwurst product and shut down its Jarratt, Va., facility. Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The plant in Jarratt, Virginia, has not been operational since July, when the liverwurst recall was first announced and then expanded to include all products made at the facility. Katherine Dillinger, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024 The Jarratt plant, where the company's liverwurst is made, has been shuttered since late July amid the investigation into how the outbreak occurred. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024 Boar's Head Provisions will no longer make liverwurst and is closing the Virginia facility at the center of a listeria outbreak that killed nine people and hospitalized at least 57 in 18 states, the producer of deli meats announced on Friday. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

partial translation of German Leberwurst, from Leber liver + Wurst sausage

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of liverwurst was in 1852

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“Liverwurst.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liverwurst. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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liverwurst

noun
liv·​er·​wurst ˈliv-ə(r)-ˌwərst How to pronounce liverwurst (audio)
-ˌwu̇(ə)rst;
ˈliv-ər-ˌwu̇st
: a sausage made chiefly of cooked liver

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