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

Also chiefly in neighbouring provinces Småland and Halland.

Declension

Declension of gräddbulle
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	gräddbulle	gräddbullen	gräddbullar	gräddbullarna
Genitive	gräddbulles	gräddbullens	gräddbullars	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.

Further reading

gräddbulle in Svensk ordbok.

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