kolonialvara
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of kolonial (“colonial”) + vara (“goods; item”). First attested in 1801[1]. Cognate of German Kolonialwaren.
Noun
[edit]kolonialvara c
- (historical) colonial goods, colonial produce (goods from tropical or subtropical countries, such as coffee or cocoa) [since 1801][1]
- 2011 August 15, Åsa Olovsson, “Gröna fingrar vårdar Thörnska gården [Green fingers tend to Thörnska Gården]”, in Blekinge Läns Tidning[1]:
- Denne började som springpojke i firma Leopold Thörn, därav namnet Thörnska gården. Och firman handlade med kolonialvaror, kol och ved.
- He started as a messenger boy at the Leopold Thörn company, hence the name The Thörn Estate. The company dealt in colonial goods, coal, and firewood.
- 2024 June 14, “Globala möten: kolonialvaror och europeisk konsumtionskultur, ca 1740-1820 [Global meetings: colonial goods and European consumer culture, circa 1740-1820]”, in Uppsala Universitet:
- Hur uppfattade europeerna kolonialvarornas intåg under en period präglad av ekonomisk och social förändring (1740-1820)? Snarare än den ofta upprepade bilden av kaffe- och tedrickande och frasande sidenkläder ska vi belysa en mer komplex historia om hur kolonialvarorna påverkade konsumtionskulturen i olika delar av Europa.
- How did Europeans perceive the arrival of colonial goods during a period marked by economic and social change (1740-1820)? Rather than the often-repeated image of coffee and tea drinking and rustling silk garments, we will illuminate a more complex history of how colonial goods influenced consumer culture in various parts of Europe.
- (retail, by extention) dry goods; a product for sale (at a grocery) that can be transported and stored without special storage treatment (such as coffee, cocoa, pasta, flour, shampoo, or detergent)
- 2013 April 24, Mikael Kulle, “Coop drabbas hårdast av transportstrejk [Coop hit hardest by transport strike]”, in Ekot, Sveriges Radio:
- I Göteborg uteblir leveranser av kolonialvaror till ett 30-tal av Coops mindre butiker. De sju större Coop-varuhusen i regionen drabbas inte.
- In Gothenburg, deliveries of dry goods to around thirty of Coop's smaller stores are missing. The seven larger Coop supermarkets in the region are not affected.
- 2023 March 15, Mathem, “Mathem skänker 36 ton mat till Matmissionen [Mathem donates 36 tonnes of food to The Food Mission.]”, in My Newsdesk - Mathem (press release):
- De donerade pallarna bestod av 67 procent kolonialvaror (240 pall), 19 procent kylvaror (70 pall) och 14 procent frysvaror (50 pall).
- The donated pallets consisted of 67 percent dry goods (240 pallets), 19 percent chilled goods (70 pallets), and 14 percent frozen goods (50 pallets).
- 2023 May 19, Monika Nilsson Lysell, “Tomt i butikens hyllor efter Dagabs problem: ”Det absolut värsta jag varit med om” [Empty shelves in the store after Dagab's issues: "The absolute worst I've experienced"]”, in Dagligvarunytt:
- Leveranser av kolonialvaror har uteblivit helt för vissa butiker efter intrimmningsproblemen i Dagabs logistikcenter i Bålsta. ”Det är total katastrof”, rapporterar en butik. ”Jag känner en oro över att det tar sån tid”, säger en annan.
- Deliveries of dry goods have completely failed for some stores following the adjustment problems at Dagab's logistics centre in Bålsta. "It's a total disaster," reports one store. "I'm worried that it's taking so long," says another.
Usage notes
[edit]Mostly plural.
Declension
[edit]Declension of kolonialvara
Hyponyms
[edit](dry goods of a grocery):
- speceri (“dry foodstuff”)
- finkemvara (“fine chemical product”)
- grovkemvara (“heavy-duty chemical product”)
- diskmedel (“washing-up liquid”)
- tvättmedel (“laundry detergent”)
Coordinate terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- kolonialavdelning (“dry goods section”)