kenkäheinä

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • "shoe-hay" dried and softened sedge, traditionally used as heat insulator in shoes by the Sami and other northern indigenous peoples
  • (slang) low-quality cannabis

Etymology

Compound from Finnish kenkä (shoe, store, shop) + Finnish heinä (hay, grass, weed).

Origin

Finnish

heinä

Gloss

hay, grass, weed

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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