/²makːa/
OriginAttested since 1910, of uncertain origin with at least two proposed etymologies:
* From a dialectal verb macka (“to work, to finish”), related to German machen (“to make”).
* From Tavringer Romani macka (“to grease, to cream, to butter”), from Romani mak (“grease, lubricant”). Related to Sanskrit म्रक्षति (mrakṣati, “to smear”) and Hindi मक्खन (makkhan, “butter”).
- colloquial, common-genderan (open-face) sandwich (slice(s) of bread with toppings, usually buttered)
“att bre sig en macka” — to make oneself a sandwich
“en skinkmacka” — a ham sandwich
- collective, colloquial, common-gendersandwiches (as a dish)
“kaffe och macka till frukost” — coffee and sandwiches [sandwich] for breakfast
- colloquial, common-gendera beautiful pass
Formsmacka(indefinite, nominative, singular) · mackas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · mackan(definite, nominative, singular) · mackans(definite, genitive, singular) · mackor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · mackors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · mackorna(definite, nominative, plural) · mackornas(definite, genitive, plural)