smörrebröd
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: smörrebröd
form: smörrebröds
Etymology: An alteration of Danish smørrebrød and from Swedish smörrebröd.
Senses: examples: text: Bellevue was justly famous for its dainty smörrebröd and encouraged by Hansen’s jolly “Now, boys, just write down what you want, for to-day you are the guests of the first engineer at the Örholm papermill,” we both started to pick out the greatest dainties from the menu.
ref: 1923, H[erluf] Trolle-Steenstrup, When I Was a Boy in Denmark: A Chronicle of Happy Days, Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., page 131:
text: Back again across the dark campus to smörrebröd and tea, after which a little reading, perhaps, in the newspaper room, a class meeting or occasional debate, study and bed.
ref: 1927, The American-Scandinavian Review, page 83:
text: I went up to the little ship’s saloon where I could order a light meal of smörrebröd and Schnapps, and went on wondering until Barry appeared, free and alone.
ref: 1939, G[ladys] B[ronwyn] Stern, Long Story Short: A Collection, London; Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne, Vic.; Sydney, N.S.W.: Cassell and Company Limited, page 210:
text: “WE HAVE the old towers here that look out over small buildings. But in New York it is as if some giant had been playing with huge building blocks and made your skyscrapers.”—Smörrebröd salesman. Copenhagen.
ref: 1949 December 11, Sidney Feldman, “Europe’s New York”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2025:
text: Scandinavian smörrebröd and fish should be taken with aquavit and lager.
ref: 1955, Raymond Postgate, An Alphabet of Choosing and Serving Wine, London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, page 58:
text: Refrigerated spaces and a special compartment for the preparation of smörrebröd are provided forward of the galley, the entire department occupying a considerable space amidships.
ref: 1956, British Motor Ship, page 78, column 2:
text: Each carton is wrapped in an attractive four-colour outer and contains […] a beautifully recipe leaflet giving hints for the preparation of Smörrebröds, Toasted Open Sandwiches and Canapes.
ref: 1958 October 9, Grays, “Swedish Party Pack”, in Country Life, volume CXXIV, number 3221, London: Country Life, Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 810, column 3:
text: Miss [Ida] Davidsen has returned from two and a half years in the United States, where she prepared smörrebröd (open-face sandwiches) at the Scandia restaurant in Los Angeles. / Known For Smörrebröd / Although willing and able to undertake hot meals and cold tables, Davidsen’s undoubtedly is best known for its smörrebröd.
ref: 1960 June 14, Nan Ickeringill, “Food News: Danes Feast On Sandwich”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2025:
text: Among the tempting variety of smörrebröd (open-faced sandwiches) are frikadeller, Danish meatballs with cucumber slices; […]
ref: 1967 September 10, Deane Heller, David Heller, “Old Danish Days in Old California: Pancake Breakfast Musical Pageant”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2025:
text: Smörrebröd and specialties.
ref: 1970, American Overseas Guide, page 478:
text: It is a favorite afternoon gathering-place for townsmen hungering for the inn’s wide selection of smörrebröd and whipped-cream concoctions.
ref: 1970, Holiday, page 87, column 1:
text: The delicious Danish smörrebröds…
ref: 1978, E[douard] Vander Elst, editor, Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie: 50 Years of Achievement, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH, →ISBN, page 106:
text: The meeting ended in an atmosphere of tension, but then an informal party followed, and we were served coffee, smörrebröd, and beer and mineral drinks.
ref: 2001, Eddie Miller, My Conflict with a Soviet Spy: The Story of the Ron Evans Spy Case, Arena Books, →ISBN, page 101:
glosses: Alternative spelling of smørrebrød.