kaffegök

Swedish

FWOTD – 27 November 2022

Etymology

From kaffe (coffee) + gök (a mouthful amount of liquor). According to SO and SAOB attested since 1890.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰafːejøːk/

Noun

kaffegök c

  1. A coffee spiced with unseasoned brännvin (or other strong liquor) that is layered on top.
    Synonyms: kaffekask (disputed), kaffehalva, uddevallare
    • 1873 November 5, Es. a. m., “Små res-skildringar. [Small travelogues.]”, in Wermlands Läns Tidning, page 3:
      Under det hästen hvilade och förtärde sitt foder, togs in en och annan kaffegök, hvarigenom de stelnade lemmarne blefvo uppmjukade och kroppen varm.
      While the horse rested and consumed its fodder, an occasional cup of liquored coffee was taken in, whereby the stiffened limbs were softened and the body warm.

Declension

Declension of kaffegök 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kaffegök kaffegöken kaffegökar kaffegökarna
Genitive kaffegöks kaffegökens kaffegökars kaffegökarnas

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