sandkake

Norwegian Nynorsk

sandkaker

Etymology

From sand (“sand”) +‎ kake (“cake”). Cognate with Swedish sandkaka.

Noun

sandkake f (definite singular sandkaka, indefinite plural sandkaker, definite plural sandkakene)

2. a kind of tart, usually eaten around Christmas, made from flour, ground almond, butter, eggs, and sugar.

   Synonym: sandbakkels

3. a mud pie

References

• “sandkake” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “sandkake”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016