rösti

See also: rosti and Rösti

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Etymology

Borrowed from Alemannic German, from the same root as English roast.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɜːstɪ/, /ˈɹɒstɪ/, enPR: rûrsʹtĭ, rŏsʹtĭ
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɔsti/, /ˈɹʊʃti/, enPR: rôsʹtē, ro͝oshʹtē
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sti, -ɒsti

Noun

rösti (plural röstis)

  1. A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.
    The border between German- and French-speaking Switzerland is known as the “Röstigraben” because only the first traditionally serves rösti at breakfast.

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