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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of mormors (“ grandmother's”) + hosta (“cough”).
Noun
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- (vulgar, dated, slang) Synonym of vaniljkräm (“pastry cream”) and vaniljsås (“crème anglaise”).
1992 January 17, Arbetet Nyheterna, page 22:[…] kaffe och wienerbröd (med rikligt av ”mormors hosta”) är bättre än ingenting men […]- coffee and Danish pastries (with plenty of custard) are better than nothing, but
2011 October 22, Mats Olsson, “Olsson: Guldtränaren som ingen ville ha [Olsson: The golden coach that nobody wanted.]”, in Expressen:Glömde nämna de läckra, smala grillade man köper för 15 kronor på Vångavallen i Trelleborg. Eller wienerbröden på pressläktaren med rosa glasyr, hård som plåt, och ett halvt kilo mormors hosta i mitten.- Forgot to mention the delicious, skinny grilled ones you buy for 15 kronor at Vångavallen in Trelleborg. Or the Danish pastries on the press balcony with pink icing, hard as metal, and half a kilo of custard in the middle.
- (literally, “ and half a kilo of grandma's cough in the middle.”)