lussekatt.
A Swedish bun made with raisins and saffron, in a wide variety of shapes but commonly s-shaped, often served on St. Lucy's Day.
Meaning & usage
A Swedish bun made with raisins and saffron, in a wide variety of shapes but commonly s-shaped, often served on St. Lucy's Day.
A specific shape of this bread, somewhat resembling two swirly, back-to-back Cs.
Where this word comes from
Possibly a compound of Lucifer (“Lucifer; The Devil”) + katt (“cat”), later folk etymological lusse- (“St. Lucy's Day”) + katt (“cat”). Compare with synonym dövelskatt (literally “devil-cat”). From the medieval Germanic belief that the Devil went around in the shape of a cat to punish children. The saffron-golden and sun-shaped bun was then given to well-behaved children as a form of warding. First attested in 1898.
Try it on your idea.
lussekatt has 9 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.