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/
Audio (file)

Noun

smörgås c

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

Synonyms

macka (colloquial)

Derived terms

korvsmörgås
leverpastejsmörgås
ostsmörgås
räksmörgås
skinksmörgås
smörgåsbord

smörgåsbricka
smörgåsgaffel
smörgåskrasse
smörgåsmat
smörgåsnisse
smörgåspaket

smörgåspapper
smörgåspålägg
smörgåstårta

References

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

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