Loanword · Swedish · Food & Drinks
Cómo se dice y pronuncia «albóndigas suecas» en English — Köttbullar
/ˈɕœt.bɵ.lar/
Sueco para «meatballs" — *kött* (meat) + *bullar* (buns/balls). Famous from IKEA.
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Köttbullar
ˈɕœt.bɵ.lar — correct
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How do you pronounce Köttbullar?
Köttbullar is pronounced /ˈɕœt.bɵ.lar/.
Where does the word Köttbullar come from?
Köttbullar is a Swedish loanword — Swedish for "meatballs" — *kött* (meat) + *bullar* (buns/balls). Famous from IKEA..
Is Köttbullar pronounced the same in British, American and Australian English?
Köttbullar is pronounced the same in all major English dialects.
How is Köttbullar different from "kottbullar"?
They are the same word — "Köttbullar" preserves the original diacritics, "kottbullar" is the simplified ASCII spelling. Both are pronounced /ˈɕœt.bɵ.lar/.