gräddbulle

Swedish

gräddbulle without coconut flakes

Etymology

Compound of grädde (“cream”) +‎ bulle (“bun”). Possibly a calque of Danish flødebolle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡrɛdˌbɵlɛ/

Noun

gräddbulle c

1. (Scania) a pastry consisting of a filling made out of eggwhites coated with chocolate and often covered in coconut flakes: a chocolate teacake

Usage notes

• Also chiefly in neighbouring provinces Småland and Halland.

Declension

Declension of gräddbulle

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gräddbulle	gräddbulles
	definite	gräddbullen	gräddbullens
plural	indefinite	gräddbullar	gräddbullars
	definite	gräddbullarna	gräddbullarnas

Synonyms

• gräddmunk
• kokosboll
• kokosmunk (western Sweden)
• skumboll

References

• Gräddbulle, kokosboll, munk – kärt bakverk har många namn! . Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 1 februari 2015.

Further reading

• gräddbulle in Svensk ordbok.