salatfad

Danish

Etymology

Literal translation: Salad platter. From the French panier à salade, which literally means basket of salad (for washing purposes); the earliest of these vehicles had cage wiring that looked like salad baskets.

Noun

salatfad n (singular definite salatfadet, plural indefinite salatfade)

  1. the Black Maria
  2. paddy wagon

Declension

References

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