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rösti

/ˈɹɜːstɪ/US/ˈɹɔsti/

rösti noun: 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.

Noun

rösti (countable and uncountable, 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.

rösti meaning in Marathi, Arabic and Vietnamese

rösti in Marathi

traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
रॉस्टी rŏsṭī, रेस्टी resṭī

rösti in Arabic

traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
رُوسْتِي rūstī

rösti in Vietnamese

traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
roesti

Forms of rösti

pluralröstis
alternative formroesti
alternative formrosti

Origin of rösti

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

Words that rhyme with rösti

Questions about rösti

What does rösti mean?
Rösti means 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.
What is rösti in Marathi?
Rösti in Marathi is रॉस्टी (rŏsṭī), रेस्टी (resṭī). See Rösti meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is rösti?
Rösti is a noun.
How do you pronounce rösti?
Rösti is pronounced /ˈɹɜːstɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of rösti?
The plural of rösti is röstis.

Words near rösti in the dictionary

  1. Röntgenizing
  2. röntgenogram
  3. röntgenograms
  4. röntgenology
  5. röntgens
  6. rösti
  7. röstis
  8. Rövarspråket
  9. Rødberg
  10. Rødby
  11. Rødovre

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