smørrebrød
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An open-faced sandwich that usually consists of a piece of buttered rye bread, topped with commercial or homemade cold cuts, pieces of meat or fish, cheese or spreads, and garnishes.
Example Sentences
- "Danish cities are full of shops with colorful smørrebrøds where you can inexpensively buy an assortment to eat in the park on a nice day."
- "Two or three smørrebrøds are commonly served as breakfast in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries."
- "Next door to the Commonweal is Kari’s, which has somewhat erratic hours (be sure to check before planning a trip there) and serves Scandinavian gourmet food, like Norwegian meatballs with lingonberries and a variety of smørrebrøds."
- "It is no exaggeration to say that smørrebrød, or open-faced sandwiches, are the classic Danish dish. […] Smørrebrød are served across all strata of society, from extremely fancy restaurants to working-class lunch counters, where they often come accompanied by a fist-size meatball or a fried fish cake."