No. 2,903 in Swedish
dejan
"Dejan" is an informal Swedish term meaning "the dough."
In a sentence
Dejan är en god vän till mig.
Dejan is a good friend of mine.
In this sentence, 'Dejan' is used as a proper noun, specifically a name.
Jag såg till att dejan av pizzabotten var perfekt.
I ensured the dough of the pizza base was perfect.
Here, 'dejan' is used to refer to dough, a mixture used in baking.
Dejan av händerna när jag kände på vattnet var ganska torr.
The dryness of the hands when I felt the water was quite significant.
In this case, 'dejan' is derived from a hypothetical context referring to 'dryness', though in common Swedish, this usage might not be standard.
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