No. 3,443 in Swedish
bläckfisk
Octopus.
In a sentence
Bläckfisken simmade snabbt i havet.
The octopus swam quickly in the ocean.
Here 'bläckfisk' refers to the animal octopus in a literal sense.
Hon lagade en utsökt bläckfisksallad till middag.
She prepared a delicious squid salad for dinner.
Here 'bläckfisk' refers to squid as food prepared for consumption.
Skyddsslangar kan ibland kallas för bläckfiskar på grund av deras form.
Protective hoses are sometimes called octopuses due to their shape.
Here 'bläckfisk' is used idiomatically to describe items resembling the arms of an octopus.
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