äggakaka

• äggakaga (Scanian form)
• äggkaka (more standard Swedish form)

Compound of ägg (“egg”) +‎ -a- +‎ kaka (“cake”) The interfix -a-, from a merge of the obsolete genitive plural -a and (likewise obsolete) feminine genitive singular -ar, is traditionally used to form compounds in southern and western Swedish, cf. ålagille, lealös and nattamat.

• IPA^(key): /²ɛɡaˌkɑːka/

äggakaka c

1. a Scanian dish made by frying a batter of eggs in a pan and then eaten with pork and lingonberries
   • 2019, Micaela Landelius, “Shakespeare pub firar 50 – med ny ägare [Shakespeare Pub celebrates 50 years – with new owner]”, in Sydsvenskan‎^[1]:

     Jag vill servera äggakaga på riktigt eller köttbullar, sås och pantofflor som smakar som mors därhemma. Det enkla är ofta det svåra.

     I want to serve real egg cake or meatballs, sauce and potatoes that taste like mother’s back home. The easy is often what is difficult.

• äggkaka in Svensk ordbok (SO)