katalan
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Finnish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]katalan
Anagrams
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish catalán, equivalent to Katalonien + -an. Attested since 1904.
Pastry and bread sense debated;
- Either named after opera singer Angelica Catalani (1780–1849).
- Or an unknown connection with the Spanish region Catalonia.
- Or named after an Italian-born unidentified Norrköping baker allegedly named Alfred Catalani.
Noun
[edit]katalan c
- a Catalan (person from Catalonia)
- a type of fishing boat from Catalonia
- (pastry) a mazarin with raspberry jam in between filling and glace, especially if also circular and made with puff pastry
- Synonym: hallonmazarin
- Hypernym: mördegskaka (if made of shortcrust)
- Coordinate terms: mazarin, cubamazarin
- (Norrköping dialect) an oblong bread loaf
- Synonym: limpa (“loaf”)
Usage notes
[edit]In a strict traditional pastry sense; a katalan is made of puff pastry, while a hallonmazarin is made with shortcrust instead.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of katalan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | katalan | katalanen | katalaner | katalanerna |
| Genitive | katalans | katalanens | katalaners | katalanernas |