smørrebrød

Danish

Etymology

smør (“butter”) + brød (“bread”)

Literally, "bread and butter".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /smœrəbrœd/, [ˈsmɶɐ̯ɐˌb̥ʁœðˀ]

Noun

smørrebrød n (singular definite smørrebrødet, plural indefinite smørrebrød)

An open faced sandwich containing an assortment of fillings.

Inflection

Declension of smørrebrød

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	smørrebrød	smørrebrødet	smørrebrød	smørrebrødene
genitive	smørrebrøds	smørrebrødets	smørrebrøds	smørrebrødenes

Related terms

(Swedish) smörgåsbord

References

“smørrebrød” in Den Danske Ordbog

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