vischan

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Tavringer Romani vissj, vässj (“forest”), from Romani veś (“forest”), a borrowing from Mazanderani ویشه (višé, “forest”), compare Persian بیشه (biše, “forest”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²vɪɧan/ === Noun === vischan c (definite) (colloquial, somewhat derogatory) the boondocks, the backwaters ==== Usage notes ==== Only used in the definite form, usually in the construction på vischan. Especially common in Stockholm. ==== See also ==== landsort spenaten === References === “vischan”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “vischan”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Gerd Carling (2005), “vischan”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 106