slatko

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian slàtkō / сла̀тко̄.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslætkəʊ/

Noun

slatko (uncountable)

1. In the countries of former Yugoslavia, a ceremonial offering to guests of fruit preserve (usually wild strawberry, blueberry, plum or cherry) or rose petals.
   • 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 792:

     The Abbot took us up into the gallery used for the entertainment of guests and gave us slatko […]

Translations

ceremonial offering to guests

• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: сла̀тко̄ n

  Roman: slàtkō (sh) n

Anagrams

• Kostal, Tsolak, skatol

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slǎtkoː/
• Hyphenation: sla‧tko

Noun

slàtkō n (Cyrillic spelling сла̀тко̄)

1. dessert
2. sweet
3. slatko

Declension

Declension of slatko

	singular
nominative	slatko
genitive	slatka
dative	slatku
accusative	slatko
vocative	slatko
locative	slatku
instrumental	slatkom

Related terms

• sláditi
• sladak