pålägg

Swedish

Etymology

Nominalization of lägga på (“put on”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²poːˌlɛɡ/

Noun

pålägg n

  1. (cold) food which is put on a sandwich; topping, spread, cold cuts
  2. (economy) extra fee (on a price etc.)

Usage notes

Sandwiches are almost always buttered in Swedish cuisine, with the butter not normally considered a pålägg in itself.

Declension
Declension of pålägg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pålägg pålägget pålägg påläggen
Genitive påläggs påläggets påläggs påläggens

Derived terms

References
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