krokan

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French croquant.

Noun

krokan m (definite singular krokanen, indefinite plural krokaner, definite plural krokanene)

1. brittle (confection usually made with almonds)

References

• “krokan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “krokan” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French croquant.

Noun

krokan m (definite singular krokanen, indefinite plural krokanar, definite plural krokanane)

1. brittle (confection, as above)

References

• “krokan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Shortening of French croquem(bouche).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krʊˈkɑːn/, /krɔˈkɑːn/, /kroːˈkɑːn/
• Rhymes: -ɑːn

Noun

krokan c

1. croquembouche (French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel)

Declension

Declension of krokan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	krokan	krokans
	definite	krokanen	krokanens
plural	indefinite	krokaner	krokaners
	definite	krokanerna	krokanernas

Descendants

• → Finnish: krokaani

Anagrams

• konkar, krokna