köken: Probably related to хрю́кать (xrjúkatʹ, “to oink, to grunt”), ultimately onomatopoeic. According to alternative hypotheses, the term might be related to хра́кать (xrákatʹ, “to expectorate”) or to Old East Slavic гричь (gričĭ, “dog”).
Certain types of gingersnap or gingerbread, traditionally eaten around Christmas, often in the shape of a heart, man, woman, pig, star or similar.
çekim: çoğul pepparkakor · tamlayan pepparkakas
köken: From peppar (“pepper”) + kaka (“cookie”), since pepper was originally an ingredient in the cookies. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål pepperkake, Norwegian Nynorsk peparkake and Danish peberkage.