kakebu

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From kake (“cake”) +‎ bu (“booth”).

Noun

kakebu f or m (definite singular kakebua or kakebuen, indefinite plural kakebuer, definite plural kakebuene)

1. (military, colloquial) military jail; brig

   Synonym: vaktarrest

References

• “kakebu” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kakebu” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kake (“cake”) +‎ bu (“booth”).

Noun

kakebu f (definite singular kakebua, indefinite plural kakebuer, definite plural kakebuene)

1. (military, colloquial) military jail; brig

   Synonym: vaktarrest

References

• “kakebu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.