smördeg

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of smör (“butter”) +‎ deg (“dough”), attested since 1636.

Cognate with Danish smørdej, German Butterteig, Icelandic smjördeig, Norwegian Bokmål butterdeig, and Norwegian Nynorsk butterdeig.

Noun

smördeg c

1. puff pastry, especially if made with butter

Declension

Declension of smördeg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	smördeg	smördegen	smördegar	smördegarna
Genitive	smördegs	smördegens	smördegars	smördegarnas

Synonyms

• bladdeg (especially if made without butter)

See also

• mördeg (“shortcrust”)

References

• smördeg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• smördeg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)