sockertopp

Swedish
A sugar-loaf.

Alternative forms
  • (archaic) sockertåpp

Etymology

Compound of socker (“sugar”) +‎ topp (“top; peak”). According to SO attested since 1543.

Noun

sockertopp c

  1. A sugar-loaf.
    Synonym: sockerpyramid
  2. (simile) A sweetheart.
    Min söta lilla sockertopp.
    My little sweetheart.
    (literally, “My sweet little sugarloaf.”)
    Synonyms: hjärtanskär, hjärtesnopp (obsolete), sötnos, älskling
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of spettekaka.

See also
  • sockergarn
  • sockerhammare
  • sockerkniv
  • sockerpapper
  • sockersax
  • sockersvarv
  • sockersåg
  • toppsocker

References
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