gräddbulle
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of grädde (“cream”) + bulle (“bun”). Possibly a calque of Danish flødebolle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɡrɛdˌbɵlɛ/
Noun
gräddbulle c
- (Scania) a pastry consisting of a filling made out of eggwhites coated with chocolate and often covered in coconut flakes: a chocolate teacake
Usage notes
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gräddbulle | gräddbulles |
| definite | gräddbullen | gräddbullens | |
| plural | indefinite | gräddbullar | gräddbullars |
| definite | gräddbullarna | gräddbullarnas |
Synonyms
- gräddmunk
- kokosboll
- kokosmunk (western Sweden)
- skumboll
References
- Gräddbulle, kokosboll, munk – kärt bakverk har många namn! . Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 1 februari 2015.