pinnekjøt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pinnekjøtt
• pinnkjøt, pinnjkjøt, pinnjkjøtt, pinnkjøtt (dialectal)

Etymology

From pinne (“stick”) +‎ kjøt (“meat”).

Noun

pinnekjøt n (definite singular pinnekjøtet, uncountable)

1. dried and salted (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

• “pinnekjøt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.