fika
Language: Swedish · [ˈfiːka] · Pronunciation: FEE-kah
Pronunciation: Peter Isotalo · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
the shared coffee break, with something sweet on the side
The story
The word is nineteenth-century back slang: kaffi, an old word for coffee, with its syllables flipped. In Sweden it is close to compulsory: twice a day the whole office sits down, cinnamon bun included. English calls it a coffee break and eats at the keyboard.
The four rounds
- Which language is it from?
- Swedish
- When is it sacred?
- Mid-morning and again mid-afternoon
- How does it sound to Swedes?
- Completely ordinary, twice a day
- What does it mean?
- A shared pause with a bun and a hot drink
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