schackruta

Swedish

Etymology

schack (“chess”) +‎ ruta (“square”)

Noun

schackruta c

1. a square on a chessboard
2. a biscuit made of mördeg (“shortcrust”) (without egg) flavoured with vanilla and cocoa in a chequered pattern

   Hypernym: mördegskaka (“shortbread”)

Usage notes

The biscuit is commonly know by their plural name schackrutor.

See also

• schackrutig (“chequered”)