Butterbrot

See also: butterbrot

German

Etymology

Butter (“butter”) +‎ Brot (“bread”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbʊtɐˌbʀoːt/

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Noun

Butterbrot n (genitive Butterbrots or Butterbrotes, plural Butterbrote)

1. A slice of bread topped with butter and often other toppings; an open sandwich

   Synonym: (colloquial, Westphalia) Bütterken

Descendants

• → English: butterbrot
• → Russian: бутербро́д (buterbród)

Further reading

• “Butterbrot” in Duden online