Danish · Food & Drink
Brød
Bread
Beginnernoun · neuter
Definition
A staple food; Danish rye bread is famous.
Example
Rugbrød er meget dansk.
Rye bread is very Danish.
Etymology
'Brød' comes from Old Norse 'brauð', which has Proto-Germanic roots in *braudą, signifying bread as a staple food across Nordic and Germanic cultures.
How & Where It’s Used
'Brød' is used in both informal settings, often in conversations about food, as well as in formal culinary contexts. It is ubiquitous across Denmark with regional variants in types of bread.