ostbåge

Swedish

Etymology

ost (“cheese”) +‎ båge (“bow”)

Noun

ostbåge c

  1. a cheeto (as a genericized trademark), a cheese puff, a cheese doodle, a cheese curl
    Synonym: ostkrok

Usage notes

The synonyms ostbåge and ostkrok are subject to a (tongue-in-cheek) debate over naming. Ostkrok is most common as a term in the north of Sweden.

Declension

Declension of ostbåge
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ostbåge ostbåges
definite ostbågen ostbågens
plural indefinite ostbågar ostbågars
definite ostbågarna ostbågarnas

References

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