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Yiddish
Etymology
פּוטער (puter) + ברויט (broyt), either cognate to or a calque of German Butterbrot. Doublet of בוטערבראָד (buterbrod). Compare also Dutch boterenbroot.
Pronunciation
Noun
פּוטערברויט • (puterbroyt) m or n, plural פּוטערברויטן (puterbroytn)
- a slice of bread with spread (usually butter) on it
- (usually open-faced) sandwich
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פּוטערברויט”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּוטערברױט” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .