surströmming

/ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɜːmɪŋ//ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɒmɪŋ/

noun

A traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.

OriginSwedish surströmming →
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Meanings

nounsurströmming (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.

Origin

  1. Swedishsurströmming
  2. Englishsurströmming

Borrowed from Swedish surströmming, from sur (“sour”) + strömming (“Baltic herring”).

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Translations

Bulgarian сюрщрьоминг
  • сюрщрьоминг (sjurštrjoming)traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Chinese Mandarin 瑞典鹽醃鯡魚 /瑞典盐腌鲱鱼
  • 瑞典鹽醃鯡魚 /瑞典盐腌鲱鱼 (Ruìdiǎn yányān fēiyú)traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Danish surströmming
  • surströmmingtraditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Estonian hapusilk
  • hapusilktraditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Finnish hapansilakka
  • hapansilakkatraditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
German Surströmming
  • Surströmmingtraditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Icelandic súrsíld
  • súrsíldtraditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Japanese シュールストレミング
  • シュールストレミング (shūrusutoremingu)traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Korean 수르스트뢰밍
  • 수르스트뢰밍 (sureuseuteuroeming)traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Norwegian Bokmål surstrømming
  • surstrømmingtraditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Polish surströmming
  • surströmmingtraditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Russian сюрстрёмминг
  • сюрстрёмминг (sjurstrjómming)traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Swedish surströmming
  • surströmmingtraditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Ukrainian сюрстре́мінг, сюрстре́мінґ
  • сюрстре́мінг (sjurstréminh)traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
  • сюрстре́мінґ (sjurstréming)traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Cite this entry
APA

surströmming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surstr%C3%B6mming

MLA

“surströmming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surstr%C3%B6mming. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surströmming,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surstr%C3%B6mming.

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