ostkaka

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of ost (“cheese”) +‎ kaka (“cake”). False friend of cheesecake. First attested in 1520.

Noun

ostkaka c

1. a Swedish dessert made from curdled milk

Declension

Declension of ostkaka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ostkaka	ostkakan	ostkakor	ostkakorna
Genitive	ostkakas	ostkakans	ostkakors	ostkakornas

See also

• cheesecake (“cheesecake”)
• kalvdans (dessert from colostrum milk)

References

• ostkaka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)