marsipantårta
Swedish
A princess cake with a green marzipan cover.
Alternative forms
- Archaic: marzipan-tårta
- Humorous: massipantåta
Etymology
Compound of marsipan (“marzipan”) + tårta (“cake”). Attested since 1886.
Noun
marsipantårta c
- a marzipan cake; any cake that is covered by or containing marzipan
- 1886, Nordisk Familjebok, volume 10:
- Vanligen förekommer marzipan-tårtan dekorerad med relieffigurer, formade af samma deg.
- Usually the marzipan cake is decorated with relief figures, shaped from the same dough.
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References
- marsipantårta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)