mazarin

Swedish

Two mazarins.

Etymology

Disputed origin.

• Possibly borrowed from Old French mazarine (“deep plate, bowl”).
• Possibly named after cardinal Jules Mazarin (1602–1661).

First attested in 1866.

Noun

mazarin c

1. A shortcrust pastry filled with an almond and bitter almond (and egg) paste, covered with an icing glacé.

   Synonym: mazaräng

   Coordinate terms: cubamazarin, katalan

Declension

Declension of mazarin
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	mazarin	mazarinen	mazariner	mazarinerna
Genitive	mazarins	mazarinens	mazariners	mazarinernas

Hypernyms

• mördegskaka (“shortcrust pastry”)
• pastej (“tart”)

References

• mazarin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• mazarin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)