lapskaus

== English == === Etymology === From Norwegian lapskaus, which was borrowed again from English lobscouse. === Noun === lapskaus (uncountable) A Norwegian stew of diced meat and vegetables, similar to scouse. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from English lobscouse (“stew of meat and potatoes”), a dialectal and nautical term of uncertain origin. The dish and its name spread through the seafaring communities of northern Europe. Compare Danish labskovs, Swedish lapskojs, German Labskaus and Dutch lapskous (“related meat-and-potato dishes”). The Norwegian form was later borrowed into English as lapskaus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlap.skæʉs/ Rhymes: -æʉs Hyphenation: lap‧skaus === Noun === lapskaus m (definite singular lapskausen, indefinite plural lapskauser, definite plural lapskausene) lapskaus; a Norwegian stew made by cooking pieces of meat, potatoes, and other vegetables together in a sauce or broth brun lapskaus — lapskaus made with browned meat, giving the dish a brown colour lys lapskaus — lapskaus made with boiled rather than browned meat, giving the dish a light colour himmelsk lapskaus — homemade fruit salad (figuratively) a confused or disorderly mixture; a jumble, mishmash, or hodgepodge Synonym: sammensurium ==== Derived terms ==== englelapskaus (“fruit salad”) suppelapskaus (“thin, soup-like lapskaus”) === References === “lapskaus” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “lapskaus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “himmelsk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). Lobscouse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Lapskaus on the Norwegian Wikipedia.Wikipedia no