Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large thin cookie made from batter poured into an embossed mold with hinged plates.
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- noun A
Norwegian cookie invented by emigrants to America.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He used to make special Norwegian treats at Christmas like krumkake and fatigman I always liked the fatigman best.
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He used to make special Norwegian treats at Christmas like krumkake and fatigman I always liked the fatigman best.
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Because of a butter shortage, there will be fewer krumkake cookies eaten in Norway this Christmas.
News 2011
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Because of a butter shortage, there will be fewer krumkake cookies eaten in Norway this Christmas.
News 2011
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He instilled in his children his love for tradition and the importance of their roots, helping them and his grandchildren learn to make krumkake and lefse.
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SAT-SUN Music, arts and crafts vendors featuring Norwegian and Norwegian-inspired gifts, traditional food, krumkake- and lefse-making demonstrations, kids' activities, silent auction, beer in the Troll's Den, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul, started what she called some "krumkake activism" - named after the buttery Norwegian wafer cookies - to spread word of the impending closure to the Twin Cities 'large Scandinavian community.
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Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul, started what she called some "krumkake activism" - named after the buttery Norwegian wafer cookies - to spread word of the impending closure to the Twin Cities 'large Scandinavian community.
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iStockphoto.com Because of a butter shortage, there will be fewer krumkake cookies eaten in Norway this Christmas.
News 2011
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iStockphoto.com Because of a butter shortage, there will be fewer krumkake cookies eaten in Norway this Christmas.
News 2011
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