FromSerbo-Croatianslàtkō /сла̀тко̄.
slatko (uncountable)
- In the countries of former Yugoslavia, a ceremonial offering to guests of fruit preserve (usually wild strawberry, blueberry, plum or cherry) or rose petals.
1942, Rebecca West,Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published2006, page792:The Abbot took us up into the gallery used for the entertainment of guests and gave usslatko[…]
ceremonial offering to guests
- IPA(key): /slǎtkoː/
- Hyphenation:sla‧tko
slàtkō n (Cyrillic spellingсла̀тко̄)
- dessert
- sweet
- slatko
- “slatko”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2026
- “slatko”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2026