husmanskost

Swedish

kålpudding (cabbage pudding) is considered husmanskost

Alternative forms

• husman (abbreviation, colloquial)

Etymology

From Middle Low German husmannskost, from husmann (“crofter, day laborer”) +‎ kost (“food”), compare Swedish husman +‎ kost.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hʉ̟ːsmansˌkɔst/

Noun

husmanskost c

1. simple but hearty traditional everyday food

   en restaurang som serverar husmanskost

   a restaurant that serves homely fare (approximately)

   • 2018, Kerstin Weman Thornell, Moa Dahlin, “’Sedan jag flyttade hit har jag gått upp fem kilo’ [’Since I moved here I have gained five kilograms’]”, in Sydsvenskan:

     När seniorerna själva får välja blir det ofta husmanskost, som kåldolmar, fisk och köttbullar. Men det allra godaste hade varit ”himmalagad rabbemos”[…]

     When the seniors get to choose, they often pick homely fare, such as cabbage rolls, fish and meatballs. But the best thing would have been homecooked mashed turnips[…]

Declension

Declension of husmanskost
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	husmanskost	husmanskosten	—	—
Genitive	husmanskosts	husmanskostens	—	—

References

• husmanskost in Svensk ordbok (SO)