kaffegök
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From kaffe (“coffee”) + gök (“a mouthful amount of liquor”). According to SO and SAOB attested since 1890.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kaffegök c
- A coffee spiced with unseasoned brännvin (or other strong liquor) that is layered on top.
- Synonyms: kaffekask (disputed), kaffehalva, uddevallare
- 1873 November 5, Es. a. m., “Små res-skildringar. [Small travelogues.]”, in Wermlands Läns Tidning[1], page 3:
- Under det hästen hvilade och förtärde sitt foder, togs in en och annan kaffegök, hvarigenom de stelnade lemmarne blefvo uppmjukade och kroppen varm.
- While the horse rested and consumed its fodder, an occasional cup of liquored coffee was taken in, whereby the stiffened limbs were softened and the body warm.
Declension edit
| Declension of kaffegök | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kaffegök | kaffegöken | kaffegökar | kaffegökarna |
| Genitive | kaffegöks | kaffegökens | kaffegökars | kaffegökarnas |
See also edit
- teknekt (tea with liquor)