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boterham.

a slice of bread

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈboːtərˌɦɑm//ˈboːtəˌrɑm/

  1. a slice of bread

    masculine

  2. sandwich

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Alteration of earlier boteram, boterram, of uncertain origin. Possibly from boter (“butter”) + *ramme, *remme (“thick slice of bread”) (compare obsolete rammel, remmel (“thick slice of bread”) and West Flemish rammeke (“toasted sandwich”)). Alternatively perhaps from boter (“butter”) + *ham (“chunk”). Alternatively, short for boterenbroot (“buttered bread”). Unrelated to ham (“ham”). Related to Low German boteram and French bouterame, which are borrowed from the Dutch. For similar compounds, compare Danish smørrebrød, Norwegian Bokmål smørbrød.

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