hårdmacka

Swedish

fyra hårdmackor

Etymology

hård (“hard”) +‎ macka (“(open) sandwich”)

Noun

hårdmacka c

1. an (open) sandwich made on hard (as opposed to soft) bread, like crispbread or tunnbröd

   Synonym: hårdbrödmacka

   Antonym: mjukmacka

   att bre sig en hårdmacka

   to make oneself a crispbread sandwich (most commonly)

   Vill du ha en hårdmacka eller en mjukmacka?

   Do you want [a] crispbread [sandwich] or [a] soft bread [sandwich]? (or "regular bread," but crispbread isn't considered "non-regular" in Sweden, though "mjukmacka" would be less commonly qualified)

Declension

Declension of hårdmacka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hårdmacka	hårdmackas
	definite	hårdmackan	hårdmackans
plural	indefinite	hårdmackor	hårdmackors
	definite	hårdmackorna	hårdmackornas

See also

• hårdbröd
• knäckebröd (“crispbread”)