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rösti

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɹɜːstɪ

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of rösti.
  2. A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.

Equivalents

Españolrostí
Françaisroestirösti
10 more languages
العربيةرُوسْتِي
Češtinaroští
Íslenskarosti
Italianorösti
한국어뢰슈티
Nederlandsrösti
Русскийрёшти

Examples

The border between German- and French-speaking Switzerland is known as the “Röstigraben” because only the first traditionally serves rösti at breakfast.”
“A thin, crunchy lemon and thyme rosti was essentially the pimped-up aesthetic of the Kettle chip. That's OK. I like Kettle chips.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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