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Abendbrot

/ˈaːbn̩tbʁoːt/

Supper (cold bread + cold cuts)

Literal translation

evening-bread

When to use it

Traditional German cold dinner: bread, cheese, cold cuts, pickles. Lots of households still do this.

In conversation

—Wir essen jeden Tag Abendbrot.

“—We eat 'Abendbrot' every day.”

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