pålägg

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Swedish

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två mackor med pålägg

Etymology

Nominalization of lägga på (“put on”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pålägg n

  1. (cold) food put on a sandwich; topping, filling, spread, cold cuts, etc.
    Synonym: sovel
  2. (economy) extra fee (on a price, etc.)

Usage notes

Sandwiches are almost always buttered in Swedish cuisine, with the butter not normally considered a pålägg in itself.

Declension

Declension of pålägg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pålägg påläggs
definite pålägget påläggets
plural indefinite pålägg påläggs
definite påläggen påläggens

Derived terms

See also

References

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