husmanskost

• husman (abbreviation, colloquial)

From Middle Low German husmannskost, from husmann (“crofter, day laborer”) +‎ kost (“food”), compare Swedish husman +‎ kost.

• IPA^(key): /²hʉ̟ːsmansˌkɔst/

husmanskost c

1. simple but hearty traditional everyday food

   Synonym: (colloquial) husman

   en restaurang som serverar husmanskost

   a restaurant that serves homely fare [approximately]

   Stekt fläsk med löksås är husmanskost

   Pan-fried pork belly with onion sauce is traditional Swedish fare

   • 2018, Kerstin Weman Thornell, Moa Dahlin, “’Sedan jag flyttade hit har jag gått upp fem kilo’ [’Since I moved here I have gained five kilograms’]”, in Sydsvenskan:

     När seniorerna själva får välja blir det ofta husmanskost, som kåldolmar, fisk och köttbullar. Men det allra godaste hade varit ”himmalagad rabbemos”[…]

     When the seniors get to choose, they often pick homely fare, such as cabbage rolls, fish and meatballs. But the best thing would have been homecooked mashed turnips[…]

• husmanskost in Svensk ordbok (SO)