tunnbröd

Swedish
Tunnbröd: a modern iteration (left) next to a traditional recipe (right).

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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tunnbröd tunnbrödet tunnbröd tunnbröden
Genitive tunnbröds tunnbrödets tunnbröds tunnbrödens

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