husmanskost
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German husmannskost, from husmann (“crofter, day laborer”) + kost (“food”), compare Swedish husman + kost.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
husmanskost c
- simple but hearty traditional everyday food
- en restaurang som serverar husmanskost
- a restaurant that serves homely fare (approximately)
- 2018, Kerstin Weman Thornell, Moa Dahlin, “’Sedan jag flyttade hit har jag gått upp fem kilo’ [’Since I moved here I have gained five kilograms’]”, in Sydsvenskan:
- När seniorerna själva får välja blir det ofta husmanskost, som kåldolmar, fisk och köttbullar. Men det allra godaste hade varit ”himmalagad rabbemos”[…]
- When the seniors get to choose, they often pick homely fare, such as cabbage rolls, fish and meatballs. But the best thing would have been homecooked mashed turnips[…]
Declension[edit]
Declension of husmanskost | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | husmanskost | husmanskosten | — | — |
Genitive | husmanskosts | husmanskostens | — | — |