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rösti

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɹɜːstɪ/
  • UK: /ˈɹɒstɪ/
  • UK: rûrsʹtĭ
  • UK: rŏsʹtĭ
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈɹɔsti/
  • US: /ˈɹʊʃti/
  • US: rôsʹtē
  • US: ro͝oshʹtē
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sti
  • rhymes with -ɒsti

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noun

Meaning 1

A traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland (originally from Bern canton) made from potatoes, fried in a pan with butter or fat and widely varying other ingredients such as bacon, onions, cheese, apples or fresh herbs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The border between German- and French-speaking Switzerland is known as the “Röstigraben” because only the first traditionally serves rösti at breakfast.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Alemannic German, from the same root as English roast.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رُوسْتِي (rūstī) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Armenian: ռյոշտի (ṙyošti) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Azerbaijani: röşti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Azerbaijani: rööşti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Belarusian: ро́шці (róšci) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 瑞士薯餅 /瑞士薯饼 (Ruìshì shǔbǐng) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Czech: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Danish: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Dutch: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Esperanto: roŝtio — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Finnish: röstiperunat — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Finnish: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • French: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • French: rœsti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • German: Rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • German: Röschti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • German: Röschti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • German: Brägel — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • German: Brägu — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • German: Bräusi — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • German: (Lucerne) Brausi — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • German: (Walser) Häärpflchoch — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Greek: ρόστι (rósti) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Hebrew: רושטי — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Hebrew: רשטי — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Hungarian: röstiburgonya — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Hungarian: rösztike — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Icelandic: kartöflusáta — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Icelandic: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Italian: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Japanese: レシュティ (reshuti) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Japanese: ロスティ (rosuti) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Korean: 뢰슈티 (roesyuti) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Luxembourgish: Rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Marathi: रॉस्टी (rŏsṭī) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Marathi: रेस्टी (resṭī) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Norwegian: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Polish: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Polish: roesti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Portuguese: batata suíça — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Portuguese: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Punjabi: روسٹی (rūsṭī) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Romansh: tiffels barsos — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Russian: рёшти (rjóšti) — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Slovene: resti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Spanish: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Swedish: rösti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Swedish: potatisplätt — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes
  • Vietnamese: roesti — traditional dish in Germanophone Switzerland made from fried potatoes