matbröd

Swedish

Etymology

From mat (“food”) ‎ bröd (“bread”).

Noun

matbröd c

1. bread of a more nutritious kind (as opposed to sweet pastry and the like), "regular" bread

   Antonym: kaffebröd

Usage notes

Usually only used when a distinction needs to be made. Outside of some compounds like kaffebröd, bröd by itself usually implies regular bread.

References

• matbröd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• matbröd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• matbröd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)