Labskaus
German, noun[ˈlaps.kaʊ̯s]
Labskaus is a German neuter noun meaning “labskaus (a seaman's dish of Northern Germany, prepared from salted meat or corned beef, fish, potatoes and various other ingredients)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “seemännisches Eintopfgericht aus eingesalzenem Fleisch, Fisch, Kartoffeln und verschiedenen anderen Zutaten”.
What does Labskaus mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlabskaus (a seaman's dish of Northern Germany, prepared from salted meat or corned beef, fish, potatoes and various other ingredients)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. seemännisches Eintopfgericht aus eingesalzenem Fleisch, Fisch, Kartoffeln und verschiedenen anderen Zutaten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Labskaus
- Lapskaus alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Labskaus?
- [ˈlaps.kaʊ̯s]
- [ˈlapskaʊ̯s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Labskaus in German?
Labskaus appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).