mördeg

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Swedish

Finnish sticks, a biscuit made of shortcrust flavoured with bitter almond.

Etymology

Compound of mör (“crumbly, tender”) +‎ deg (“dough”), attested since 1710.

Cognate with German Mürbeteig.

Noun

mördeg c

  1. dough of butter, wheat flour, sugar, and sometimes egg; similar to pâte brisée and shortcrust pastry
    Hypernyms: kakdeg (“cookie dough”), pajdeg (“pie dough”)
    Hyponym: mördegskaka (“shortbread”)

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