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German
Etymology
From trocken (“dry”) + Brot (“bread”). In older German strong neuter adjectives could be left uninflected. This is now generally poetic, but still common in a few fixed expressions. Compare fließend Wasser.
Pronunciation
Noun
trocken Brot n (invariable)
- bread with nothing on it, particularly without butter or margarine
Die Gefangenen bekamen nur Wasser und trocken Brot.- The captives were given only water and bread.
Usage notes
- Distinguish trocken Brot in the above sense from trockenes Brot (“dry/stale bread”).