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minus-squareThis is fine🔥🐶☕🔥@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoWhat’s it called there then? Carbonated sugar water?
minus-squaretroed@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoIn Sweden our tasty sugar drinks are “saft” (uncarbonated) and “läsk” (carbonated). The word ending “-igt” is used to describe that something “is like”. “saftigt” means “mmm, juicy, good” “läskigt” means “scary”
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoLäsk is from old German löschen meaning to quench. Läskande similarly means quenching. Läskig is a false friend.
What’s it called there then? Carbonated sugar water?
In Sweden our tasty sugar drinks are “saft” (uncarbonated) and “läsk” (carbonated).
The word ending “-igt” is used to describe that something “is like”.
“saftigt” means “mmm, juicy, good” “läskigt” means “scary”
Läsk is from old German löschen meaning to quench. Läskande similarly means quenching.
Läskig is a false friend.