noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɜːmɪŋ/
/ˈsʊə(ɹ)stɹɒmɪŋ/
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noun
Meaning 1
A traditional Swedish food made by fermenting Baltic herring in wooden casks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish surströmming, from sur (“sour”) + strömming (“Baltic herring”).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
сюрстро́мінг
(sjurstróminh)
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Bulgarian:
сюрщрьоминг
(sjurštrjoming)
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Chinese Mandarin:
瑞典鹽醃鯡魚 /瑞典盐腌鲱鱼
(Ruìdiǎn yányān fēiyú)
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Danish:
surströmming
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Estonian:
hapusilk
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Finnish:
hapansilakka
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
German:
Surströmming
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Icelandic:
súrsíld
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Japanese:
シュールストレミング
(shūrusutoremingu)
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Korean:
수르스트뢰밍
(sureuseuteuroeming)
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Norwegian Bokmål:
surstrømming
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Norwegian Nynorsk:
surstrømming
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Polish:
surströmming
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Russian:
сюрстрёмминг
(sjurstrjómming)
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Swedish:
surströmming
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Ukrainian:
сюрстре́мінг
(sjurstréminh)
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
Ukrainian:
сюрстре́мінґ
(sjurstréming)
— traditional Swedish food made from fermented Baltic herring
