kissankieli

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • ladyfinger small sponge-cake -style baked good
  • cat's tongue type of chocolate candy

Etymology

Compound from Finnish kissan (cat's) + Finnish kieli (language, tongue, string, with languages, of language, of the tongue, of a tongue).

Origin

Finnish

kieli

Gloss

language, tongue, string, with languages, of language, of the tongue, of a tongue

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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