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krumkake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
krumkake
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Norwegian cookie invented by emigrants to America, prepared as a rolled-up cone, sometimes with a filling.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian krumkake (“curved cake”). Compare Middle English crumcake, cramkake (“loaf of unleavened bread; a twisted or crumpled cake”).

Inflected Forms

krumkakes (plural)

Phrases

krum kake crum cake

Frequently Paired Words

krum kake crumcake crum cake

Questions

What does krumkake mean?
A Norwegian cookie invented by emigrants to America, prepared as a rolled-up cone, sometimes with a filling.
Where does krumkake come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Norwegian krumkake (“curved cake”). Compare Middle English crumcake, cramkake (“loaf of unleavened bread; a twisted or crumpled cake”).

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