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smørrebrød definition

smør·re·brød (smʉr′ə brüt̸h)

noun

  1. an assortment of open-faced sandwiches consisting as of fish, meat paste, or vegetables on slices of buttered bread, as served in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries
  2. one such sandwich

Etymology: Dan < smør, butter + brød, bread

Also smorrebrod smor′·re·brod

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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