mazarin

Swedish

Two mazarins.

Etymology

Disputed origin.

• Possibly borrowed from Old French mazarine (“deep plate, bowl”).
• Possibly named after cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602–1661).

First attested in 1866.

Noun

mazarin c

1. A shortcrust pastry filled with an almond and bitter almond (and egg) paste, covered with an icing glacé.

   Synonym: mazaräng

   Coordinate terms: cubamazarin, katalan

Declension

Declension of mazarin

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	mazarin	mazarins
	definite	mazarinen	mazarinens
plural	indefinite	mazariner	mazariners
	definite	mazarinerna	mazarinernas

Hypernyms

• mördegskaka (“shortcrust pastry”)
• pastej (“tart”)

References

• mazarin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mazarin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)