Kalle Anka

Swedish

Etymology

Possibly from Kalle (nickname for Karl) and a pun on kall anka (cold duck), a common dish in Swedish restaurants between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]

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Proper noun

Kalle Anka c (genitive Kalle Ankas)

  1. Donald Duck (Disney character)
  2. a Christmas TV special broadcast every Christmas Eve, when Christmas is celebrated in Sweden (with the full title "Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar God Jul" – "From All of Us to All of You" in English)

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References
  1. "Tidningsanka" - Research by donaldist Per Starbäck on the Swedish Donaldist mailing list, July 12 2016.
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