rösti

UK/ˈɹɜːstɪ/UK/ˈɹɒstɪ/US/ˈɹɔsti/US/ˈɹʊʃti/

noun

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.

“The border between German- and French-speaking Switzerland is known as the “Röstigraben” because only the first traditionally serves rösti at breakfast.”

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Meanings

nounrösti (countable and uncountable, plural röstis)

plural röstis · alternative roesti · alternative rosti

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

    The border between German- and French-speaking Switzerland is known as the “Röstigraben” because only the first traditionally serves rösti at breakfast.

Origin

Borrowed from Alemannic German, from the same root as English roast.

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Translations

Arabic رُوسْتِي
  • رُوسْتِي (rūstī)traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Chinese Mandarin 瑞士薯餅 /瑞士薯饼
  • 瑞士薯餅 /瑞士薯饼 (Ruìshì shǔbǐng)traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Czech rösti
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Danish rösti
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Dutch rösti
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Esperanto roŝtio
  • roŝtiotraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Finnish röstiperunat, rösti
  • röstiperunattraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
French rösti, rœsti
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • rœstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
German Rösti, Röschti
  • Röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Röschtitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Greek ρόστι
  • ρόστι (rósti)traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Hebrew רושטי, רשטי
  • רושטיtraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • רשטיtraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Hungarian röstiburgonya, rösztike
  • röstiburgonyatraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • rösztiketraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Icelandic kartöflusáta, rösti
  • kartöflusátatraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Italian rösti
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Japanese レシュティ, ロスティ
  • レシュティ (reshuti)traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • ロスティ (rosuti)traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Korean 뢰슈티
  • 뢰슈티 (roesyuti)traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Norwegian rösti
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Polish rösti, roesti
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • roestitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Portuguese batata suíça, rösti
  • batata suíçatraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Russian рёшти
  • рёшти (rjóšti)traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Spanish rösti
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Swedish rösti, potatisplätt
  • röstitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • potatisplätttraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
Vietnamese roesti
  • roestitraditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rösti

thirstyfrostyKirstyprosty
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Cite this entry
APA

rösti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%B6sti

MLA

“rösti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%B6sti. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rösti,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%B6sti.

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