schackruta
Swedish
Etymology
schack (“chess”) + ruta (“square”)
Noun
schackruta c
- a square on a chessboard
- 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”)