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huiska.

whisk (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhui̯skɑ/[ˈhui̯s̠kɑ̝]
  1. whisk (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush)

  2. pompom

Where this word comes from

Probably from the onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic huiskaa. Alternatively from, or at least possibly influenced by, Swedish viska (“whisk, bundle of twigs or straw”).

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