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knäckebröd

[ nek-uh-brood, -bred, knek-; Swedish knek-uh-brœd ]
/ ˈnɛk əˌbrʊd, -ˌbrɛd, ˈknɛk-; Swedish ˈknɛk əˌbrœd /

noun

flat, thin, brittle unleavened rye bread.

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Origin of knäckebröd

<Swedish, equivalent to knäcke to break + brödbread

Words nearby knäckebröd

km/h, kmps, km/sec, kn, knack, knäckebröd, knacked, knacker, knackered, knacker's yard, knackery
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