rapuvoi

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • crab butter greasy yellow-to-white jelly-like substance that accumulates on the inside of the shell of a crayfish or a crab
  • tomalley, also crab butter hepatopancreas of a crayfish when consumed as food, considered as delicacy by many, especially in Sweden and coastal Finland
  • Butter flavored by simmering it with crayfish shells, used e.g. as base for soups.

Etymology

Compound from Finnish rapu (crayfish, of crab, crab) + Finnish voi (butter, oh).

Origin

Finnish

voi

Gloss

butter, oh

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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