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melkebolle.

a bowl used for holding or serving milk

10 characters4 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈmɛl.kəˌbɔlː.ə/[ˈmɛ̂l.kəˌbɔlː.ə̌]
  1. a bowl used for holding or serving milk

    masculine
  2. the milk contained in such a bowl; a bowlful of milk

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From melk (“milk”) + bolle (“bowl”), with linking -e- (“interfix”), literally “milk bowl”. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk mjølkebolle (“milk bowl”) and Icelandic mjólkurbolli (“bowl of milk”).

noun/²ˈmɛl.kəˌbɔlː.ə/[ˈmɛ̂l.kəˌbɔlː.ə̌]
  1. a soft, fluffy bun made with milk, especially a Japanese-style bun based on milk bread

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From melk (“milk”) + bolle (“bun”), with linking -e- (“interfix”), literally “milk bun”. Compare Danish mælkebolle and Swedish mjölkbulle (“milk bun”).

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