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surströmming

/ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɜːmɪŋ/

surströmming noun: a traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.

Noun

surströmming (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.

Origin of surströmming

Borrowed from Swedish surströmming, from sur (“sour”) + strömming (“Baltic herring”).

Questions about surströmming

What does surströmming mean?
Surströmming means a traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.
What part of speech is surströmming?
Surströmming is a noun.
How do you pronounce surströmming?
Surströmming is pronounced /ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɜːmɪŋ/.

Words near surströmming in the dictionary

  1. Sursilvan
  2. sursingar
  3. sursize
  4. sursolid
  5. sursolids
  6. surströmming
  7. surstylar
  8. surstyli
  9. surstylus
  10. sursum corda
  11. sursum cordas

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