ostkaka

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of ost (“cheese”) +‎ kaka (“cake”). False friend of cheesecake. First attested in 1520.

Noun

ostkaka c

1. a Swedish dessert made from curdled milk

Declension

Declension of ostkaka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ostkaka	ostkakas
	definite	ostkakan	ostkakans
plural	indefinite	ostkakor	ostkakors
	definite	ostkakorna	ostkakornas

See also

• cheesecake (“cheesecake”)
• kalvdans (dessert from colostrum milk)

References

• ostkaka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)