kleina

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Icelandic

Nýsteiktar kleinur.
Kleinur that have just been fried.

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. From Danish klejne, from Middle Low German kleinet, klēnet, from klein, klēn (small).

Pronunciation

Noun

kleina f (genitive singular kleinu, nominative plural kleinur)

  1. a type of fried sweet bread made of dough similar to that of a doughnut; same as Danish klejne, Swedish klenät, klena

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