Meaning

A dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom and onion or garlic..

Definitions by Sense

1. A dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom and onion or garlic.
2. Cabbage soup.

Example Sentences

Fresh kiełbasa is made, center cut pork chops are trimmed just right, and the kapusta (sauerkraut) is prepared for cooking.

Then the kapusta was packed into jars super tight and topped with a little kraut juice.

And there would be the typical mother/daughter bickering over how much salt to add to the kapusta, a traditional cooked cabbage dish.

So you are the gentleman from America who has come to try out our kapusta (cabbage soup) and Communism. I am sure you will go back praising our kapusta.

The cabbage soup, the kapusta, it will be ready soon.

Another interesting offering is kapusta ($1.50 cup, $2.50 bowl), a sauerkraut soup native to Poland.

When Should You Use Kapusta?

Use kapusta when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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