kaffekask
Swedish
Etymology
From kaffe (“coffee”) + kask.
Noun
kaffekask c
- A coffee drink laced with alcohol. Traditionally made by placing a coin on the bottom of a cup and then filling the cup with coffee until the coin is no longer visible. A flavored schnapps is then added until the coin becomes visible again. This process is repeated until the cup is full.
- Synonym: kaffegök (disputed)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kaffekask | kaffekasks |
| definite | kaffekasken | kaffekaskens | |
| plural | indefinite | kaffekaskar | kaffekaskars |
| definite | kaffekaskarna | kaffekaskarnas |