Meanings
Origin
- GermanButterbrot
- Englishbutterbrot
Borrowed from German Butterbrot (literally “butter bread”).
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Bulgarian бутербро́д
- бутербро́д (buterbród)German open sandwich
Esperanto buterpano
- buterpanoGerman open sandwich
Estonian võileib
- võileibGerman open sandwich
Finnish voileipä
- voileipäGerman open sandwich
German Butterbrot, Bütterken
- ButterbrotGerman open sandwich
- BütterkenGerman open sandwich
Japanese ブッターブロート
- ブッターブロート (buttāburōto)German open sandwich
Latvian sviestmaize
- sviestmaizeGerman open sandwich
Lithuanian sumuštinis, buterbrodas
- sumuštinisGerman open sandwich
- buterbrodasGerman open sandwich
Russian бутербро́д
- бутербро́д (buterbród)German open sandwich
Ukrainian бутербро́д
- бутербро́д (buterbród)German open sandwich
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APA
butterbrot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterbrot
MLA
“butterbrot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterbrot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butterbrot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterbrot.
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