krotekake.
a traditional Norwegian flatbread from Hardanger, resembling a large lefse and decorated with a crosshatched pattern
Meaning & usage
a traditional Norwegian flatbread from Hardanger, resembling a large lefse and decorated with a crosshatched pattern
Where this word comes from
From krote (“to decorate with patterns”) + kake (“cake, flatbread”). The first element is Old Norse krota (“to decorate”). The name refers to the crosshatched pattern pressed into the dough with a grooved krotekjevle (“rolling pin used for making krotekaker”). First attested in the by 1916 in the spelling kraatekake. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk krotekake (“traditional patterned flatbread”).
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