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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tunnbröd	tunnbröds
	definite	tunnbrödet	tunnbrödets
plural	indefinite	tunnbröd	tunnbröds
	definite	tunnbröden	tunnbrödens

Derived terms

• tunnbrödkaka
• tunnbrödkavel
• tunnbrödsrulle
• tunnbrödssmörgås
• tunnbrödsugn

 

See also

• hårdbröd
• knäckebröd
• mjukkaka

 

Further reading

• tunnbröd in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker