tunnbröd

Swedish

Etymology

From tunn (“thin”) +‎ bröd (“bread”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tɵnbrœː(d)/

Noun

tunnbröd n

  1. A kind of very thin, either hard or soft flatbread originating in Norrland. Traditionally the dough is unleavened and made from barley or oats.
  2. Flatbread more generally.

Usage notes

Used to make a sandwich called a surströmmingsklämma when eating surströmming. Eaten more generally as a type of bread as well.

Declension

Declension of tunnbröd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tunnbröd tunnbröds
definite tunnbrödet tunnbrödets
plural indefinite tunnbröd tunnbröds
definite tunnbröden tunnbrödens

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