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bidos

bidos noun: a traditional Sámi soup with reindeer meat, potatoes and carrots.

Noun

bidos (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A traditional Sámi soup with reindeer meat, potatoes and carrots.
    • På bordet stod det store boller med bidos, som er vanligste retten i alle samiske bryllup.2001, Trym Ivar Bergsmo, translated by Inger-marie Oskal, Boazojahki (overall work in Norwegian Bokmål, Northern Sami, and English), Pantagruel Forlag, via National Library of Norway, →ISBN, page 120
    • Nordnorske spesialiteter spenner så vidt som “bidos”, som er kokt reinsdyrkjøtt og margben, til den fine “Innherredsollen”, som består av klar kjøttsuppe med små kjøttboller og gulrøtter.2006, Arne Brimi, Aase Stroemstad, Eirik Myhr, translated by Roger Tanner, Nordic National Recipes: An inspiring journey in the culinary history of the Nordic countries, Norsk Fakta Forlag, via...

Proper noun capitalized: Bidos

Bidos

  1. (plural) plural of Bido

Examples of bidos in a sentence

  • The touristic rein raid is currently quite short including a traditional Sami meal like a bidos, a stew made out of reindeer meat.2017, Gaute Svensson, Arvid Viken, “Respect in the Girdnu: The Sami Verdde Institution and Tourism in Northern Norway”, in Arvid Viken...
  • Bidos, a traditional Sámi soup made with reindeer meat, potatoes, and carrots, is often served during special occasions and festivals in Sámi culture.2024 July 8, Huy Tran, Nina Veflen, Eva J. B. Jørgensen, Carlos Velasco, “Multisensory Food Experiences in Northern Norway: An Exploratory...

Origin of bidos

Borrowed from Northern Sami biđus, likely via Norwegian Bokmål bidos.

Questions about bidos

What does bidos mean?
Bidos means a traditional Sámi soup with reindeer meat, potatoes and carrots.
How do you use bidos in a sentence?
The touristic rein raid is currently quite short including a traditional Sami meal like a bidos, a stew made out of reindeer meat.
What part of speech is bidos?
Bidos can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near bidos in the dictionary

  1. Bidoon
  2. Bidoons
  3. bidoped
  4. bidoping
  5. bidorsal
  6. bidos
  7. bidouble
  8. bidoublet
  9. bidoublets
  10. Bidpai
  11. Bidpay

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