bambamat

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bamba (school canteen) +‎ mat (food).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²bambaˌmɑːt/

Noun

bambamat c

  1. (dialectal, Gothenburg) food served in a school canteen
    • 2014, Maria Ljung, “Så mycket får skolmaten kosta [How much the school meals may cost]”, in Göteborgs-Posten[1]:
      Storgöteborgs billigaste bambamat får bara kosta sju kronor per portion.
      Greater Gothenburg’s cheapest school meal can only cost seven kronor per portion.

Declension

Declension of bambamat
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bambamat bambamats
definite bambamaten bambamatens
plural indefinite
definite

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