rötmånad

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • dog days; July 22-24 to August 22-24, after fruntimmersveckan, when food is likely to rot due to favourable environment for bacterial growth caused by increased warmth and humidity
  • (folklore) dog days; July 22-24 to August 22-24, when food is likely to rot and other strange things may happen

Etymology

Compound from Swedish röta (rot) + Swedish månad (month).

Origin

Swedish

månad

Gloss

month

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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