räkmacka

Swedish

en räkmacka

Etymology

räka (“shrimp, prawn”) +‎ macka (“sandwich”)

Noun

räkmacka c

1. a shrimp sandwich, a prawn sandwich (sandwich with shrimp or prawns (and often mayonnaise and eggs))

   Synonym: räksmörgås

2. (idiomatic, in various expressions, often with glida (“slide, glide”)) an absence of difficulty

   Han gled in på toppjobbet på en räkmacka

   He got the top job without trying (through lucky circumstances or the like)

Declension

Declension of räkmacka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	räkmacka	räkmackan	räkmackor	räkmackorna
Genitive	räkmackas	räkmackans	räkmackors	räkmackornas

See also

• majonnäs (“mayonnaise”)
• räksallad
• ägg (“eggs”)

References

• räkmacka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• räkmacka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)