smördeg
Swedish
Etymology
Compound of smör (“butter”) + deg (“dough”), attested since 1636.
Cognate with Danish smørdej, German Butterteig, Icelandic smjördeig, Norwegian Bokmål butterdeig, and Norwegian Nynorsk butterdeig.
Noun
smördeg c
- puff pastry, especially if made with butter
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | smördeg | smördegs |
| definite | smördegen | smördegens | |
| plural | indefinite | smördegar | smördegars |
| definite | smördegarna | smördegarnas |
Synonyms
- bladdeg (especially if made without butter)
See also
- mördeg (“shortcrust”)