leipälapio

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • a peel spade-like tool for moving bread into and out of the baking oven
  • (colloquial) a wide wooden bat used in pesäpallo (pesäpallo) not in official games, chiefly when played as a school sport by children

Etymology

Compound from Finnish leipä (bread, sandwich) + Finnish lapio (shovel, spade).

Origin

Finnish

lapio

Gloss

shovel, spade

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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