pinnekjøtt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From pinne +‎ kjøtt.

Noun

pinnekjøtt n (definite singular pinnekjøttet, uncountable)

1. dried and salted (and sometimes also smoked) ribs of lamb or mutton which are then steamed or roasted on sticks. Common Christmas food in Vestlandet and parts of Trøndelag.

References

• “pinnekjøtt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “pinnekjøtt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pinnekjøtt n (definite singular pinnekjøttet, uncountable)

1. Alternative form of pinnekjøt