bambamat

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of bamba (“school canteen”) +‎ mat (“food”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bambaˌmɑːt/

Noun

bambamat c

1. (dialectal, Gothenburg) food served in a school canteen
   • 2014, Maria Ljung, “Så mycket får skolmaten kosta [How much the school meals may cost]”, in Göteborgs-Posten‎^[1]:

     Storgöteborgs billigaste bambamat får bara kosta sju kronor per portion.

     Greater Gothenburg’s cheapest school meal can only cost seven kronor per portion.

Declension

Declension of bambamat
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bambamat	bambamaten	—	—
Genitive	bambamats	bambamatens	—	—

Synonyms

• skolmat

Further reading

• bambamat in Svensk ordbok.