katalan
See also: Katalan and katalán
Finnish
Adjective
katalan
- genitive singular of katala
Anagrams
- kaltaan, kanalat, lakanat, lankaat, lankata
Swedish
A katalan pastry.
Alternative forms
- (pastry): catalan (dated)
Etymology
From Spanish catalán, equivalent to Katalonien + -an. Attested since 1904.
Pastry and bread sense debated;
- Either named after opera singer Angelica Catalani (1780–1849).
- Or an unknown connection with the Spanish region Catalonia.
- Or named after an Italian-born unidentified Norrköping baker allegedly named Alfred Catalani.
Noun
katalan c
- a Catalan (person from Catalonia)
- a type of fishing boat from Catalonia
- (pastry) a mazarin with raspberry jam in between filling and glace, especially if also circular and made with puff pastry
- Synonym: hallonmazarin
- Hypernym: mördegskaka (if made of shortcrust)
- Coordinate terms: mazarin, cubamazarin
- (Norrköping dialect) an oblong bread loaf
- Synonym: limpa (“loaf”)
Usage notes
In a strict traditional pastry sense; a katalan is made of puff pastry, while a hallonmazarin is made with shortcrust instead.
Declension
| Declension of katalan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | katalan | katalanen | katalaner | katalanerna |
| Genitive | katalans | katalanens | katalaners | katalanernas |
Related terms
- katalansk
References
- katalan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- Catalaner – så goda så att man vill sjunga in Aftonbladet
- Norrköpingslimpa uppkallad efter känd operasångerska? in Norrköpings Tidningar