bidos

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noun

A traditional Sámi soup with reindeer meat, potatoes and carrots.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

bidos1

nounbidos (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralA traditional Sámi soup with reindeer meat, potatoes and carrots.

    På bordet stod det store boller med bidos, som er vanligste retten i alle samiske bryllup.

    2001, Trym Ivar Bergsmo, translated by Inger-marie Oskal, Boazojahki (overall work in Norwegian Bokmål, Northern Sami, and English), Pantagruel Forlag, via National Library of Norway, →ISBN, page 120
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    Nordnorske spesialiteter spenner så vidt som “bidos”, som er kokt reinsdyrkjøtt og margben, til den fine “Innherredsollen”, som består av klar kjøttsuppe med små kjøttboller og gulrøtter.

    2006, Arne Brimi, Aase Stroemstad, Eirik Myhr, translated by Roger Tanner, Nordic National Recipes: An inspiring journey in the culinary history of the Nordic countries, Norsk Fakta Forlag, via National Library of Norway, →ISBN, page 336

    The rein raid is the traditional way of long-distance travel in the winter with reindeers and sledges. The touristic rein raid is currently quite short including a traditional Sami meal like a bidos, a stew made out of reindeer meat.

    2017, Gaute Svensson, Arvid Viken, “Respect in the Girdnu: The Sami Verdde Institution and Tourism in Northern Norway”, in Arvid Viken, Dieter K. Müller, editors, Tourism and Indigeneity in the Arctic (Tourism and Cultural Change; 51), Channel View Publications, →DOI, →ISBN, page 272

    Bidos, a traditional Sámi soup made with reindeer meat, potatoes, and carrots, is often served during special occasions and festivals in Sámi culture.

    2024 July 8, Huy Tran, Nina Veflen, Eva J. B. Jørgensen, Carlos Velasco, “Multisensory Food Experiences in Northern Norway: An Exploratory Study”, in Nobuyuki Sakai, editor, Foods, volume 13, number 13, →DOI, →ISSN

Bidos2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Bido

Origin

  1. Norwegian Bokmålbidos
  2. Northern Samibiđus
  3. Englishbidos

Borrowed from Northern Sami biđus, likely via Norwegian Bokmål bidos.

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Translations

Norwegian Bokmål bidos
  • bidosreindeer soup with potatoes and carrots
Polish bidos
  • bidosreindeer soup with potatoes and carrots
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