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kerpo.

a traditional measure for sold lampreys, consisting of 31 lampreys (30 in a bunch tied and held together with one more)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkerpo/[ˈk̟e̞rpo̞]
  1. a traditional measure for sold lampreys, consisting of 31 lampreys (30 in a bunch tied and held together with one more)

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kërpo, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kerbą (whence Old Norse kerfi (“bundle”), Swedish kärve).

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