hätäleipä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (historical) famine bread, especially the bark bread any bread substitute used in the times of famine

Etymology

Affix from Finnish hätä (emergency, distress) + Finnish leipä (bread, sandwich).

Origin

Finnish

leipä

Gloss

bread, sandwich

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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🥐 🥖 🥪

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