maalipaikka

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (sports) An opportunity to score situation in a game, in which a player has good chances to make a goal, it may or may not lead to a goal.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish maali (goal, target, paint, finish, finish line, of a goal) + Finnish paikka (place, site, position, spot, patch, of place, filling, scene, venue, location, of space, seat).

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Finnish

paikka

Gloss

place, site, position, spot, patch, of place, filling, scene, venue, location, of space, seat

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