Translation please.

[thatguyjeff]

For some silly reason, in the back of my brain, I thought maybe the mocca minis (strong) would perhaps have a little coffee flavor. I just popped my first one in at work, and I'm not detecting any coffee notes - heh, funny that...

I'm wondering how some of the snus brands/names translate to in English. I suspect many are just words that don't necessarily mean anything, like "Marlboro" for example. But there have to be some that are like, "Camel" or something. Is there any English translation for:

Roda Lacket
Mocca
Ettan
Skruf (I saw somewhere "skarf" means "strong")
Granit (granite maybe? or too easy...)

Just curious if those, or any others have an English translation.

[Stargazer]

I'm from Norway, so the languages are very similar.

roda lacket: the red seal or something like that röda is red at least.
mocca: is mocca as far as I can see, it's just a hippster name made by
some suits I supose.
ettan: number one or the first. a old name making it's quality aparant.
skruf: dosn't really mean anything, just a brand name.
granit: your right on this one, granitt.

[chainsnuser]

Re: Translation please.

Skruf

The company is located in a town called Skruv. I don't know, why they used an "f" instead of a "v" for the brand-name. Maybe Skruf is easier to pronounce for international consumers.

Cheers!

[Subtilo]

Re: Translation please.


Roda Lacket = Red Lacquer

Mocca = I guess it's coffee-related. Probably has something to do with 'aiming at the café-people'.

Ettan = No. 1/the first

Skruf = I have no idea about this one. I don't think it means anything.

Granit = Granite

General = sometimes understood as the military rank, sometimes as 'the general/ordinary/most common snus'.

Tre Ankare = Three Anchors

Kronan = (the) Crown

Grov = Coarse

Did I forget any?

EDIT: Gah, not fast enough here ... :lol:

[Zero]

Re: Translation please.

Skruf

The company is located in a town called Skruv. I don't know, why they used an "f" instead of a "v" for the brand-name. Maybe Skruf is easier to pronounce for international consumers.

Cheers!

I would guess because they can trademark "Skruf" but not "Skruv".

[chainsnuser]

Re: Translation please.

I would guess because they can trademark "Skruf" but not "Skruv".

That's possible! Could also be that they sent a dislexic to registrate the business. :lol: I guess, also in Swedish, Skruf just sounds cooler than Skruv. Who knows?

Cheers!

[Snusophile]

I think Skruf is named after some podunk town in Sweden.

[Gideondark]

Re: Translation please.

I'm wondering how some of the snus brands/names translate to in English. I suspect many are just words that don't necessarily mean anything, like "Marlboro" for example. But there have to be some that are like, "Camel" or something.

Philip Morris, a London-based cigarette manufacturer, created a New York subsidiary in 1902 to sell several of its cigarette brands, including Marlboro. By 1924 they were advertising Marlboro as a woman's cigarette based on the slogan "Mild As May".

The brand was sold in this capacity until World War II when the brand faltered and was temporarily removed from the market. At the end of the war, three brands emerged that would establish a firm hold on the cigarette market: Camel, Lucky Strike, and Chesterfield. These brands were supplied to US soldiers during the war, creating an instant market upon their return.


The brand is named after Great Marlborough Street, the location of its original London Factory. Richmond, Virginia is now the location of the largest Marlboro cigarette manufacturing plant.



Wikipedia FTW!