schackruta

Swedish

Etymology

schack (“chess”) +‎ ruta (“square”)

Noun

schackruta c

  1. a square on a chessboard
  2. a biscuit made of mördeg (“shortcrust”) (without egg) flavoured with vanilla and cocoa in a chequered pattern
    Hypernym: mördegskaka (“shortbread”)

Usage notes

The biscuit is commonly know by their plural name schackrutor.

See also
  • schackrutig (“chequered”)
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