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juontaa.

to host, to compere, present (British) (to act as a host or MC in a television sitcom or other type of show)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈjuo̯ntɑːˣ/[ˈjuo̞̯n̪t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to host, to compere, present (British) (to act as a host or MC in a television sitcom or other type of show)

  2. only used in juontaa juurensa /juontaa alkunsa

  3. to skid (to drag logs from the forest)

Where this word comes from

juoni + -taa. The meaning “to compere, present, host” was coined by Finnish linguist Hannes Teppo in 1951.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.