smörgås

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of smör (“butter”) + gås (“goose”); refers to small pieces of butter which float to the surface of the milk as it is churned. These were spread on bread, and gave the name for the whole bread + butter (+ other toppings) combination.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmœrˌɡoːs/

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Noun

smörgås c

1. an (open) sandwich; a slice of bread with toppings

Declension

Declension of smörgås
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	smörgås	smörgåsen	smörgåsar	smörgåsarna
Genitive	smörgås	smörgåsens	smörgåsars	smörgåsarnas

Derived terms

korvsmörgås leverpastejsmörgås ostsmörgås räksmörgås skinksmörgås smörgåsbord

smörgåsbricka smörgåsgaffel smörgåskrasse smörgåsmat smörgåsnisse smörgåspaket

smörgåspapper smörgåspålägg smörgåstårta

Synonyms

• macka (colloquial)

References

• smörgås in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)