pepparkaka

== Swedish == === Etymology === From peppar (“pepper”) +‎ kaka (“cookie”), since pepper was originally an ingredient in the cookies. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål pepperkake, Norwegian Nynorsk peparkake and Danish peberkage. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛparˌkɑːka/ === Noun === pepparkaka c (food) Certain types of gingersnap or gingerbread, traditionally eaten around Christmas, often in the shape of a heart, man, woman, pig, star or similar. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pepparkaksgubbe pepparkaksgumma pepparkakshus === References === “pepparkaka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “pepparkaka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “pepparkaka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)