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hak.

a notch

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑːk/
  1. a notch

    neuter
  2. a notch a rabbet, (UK) a rebate

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From dialectal hak (“notch; angle; corner”). Related to the root of hake. First attested in 1807.

noun
  1. A corner.

    neuter · obsolete
  2. A place. A corner.

    neuter · obsolete
  3. a joint (simple or lowly food venue, or entertainment venue)

    colloquial · neuter
    ett hamburgerhak
    Det ligger ett schysst nudelhak runt hörnet
Where this word comes from

Perhaps from Tavringer Romani hak (“place; house”), also found as Traveller Norwegian hak (“place”). The (2023) SAOB entry for ölhak (“beer joint”) gives the origin as an old chimney sweep cryptolect called knoparmoj, where it meant corner; then potentially to hake (“hook”) and etymology 1. Compare corner in the sense of place.

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