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kirsu.

nose leather, rhinarium (usually black or brown region around the nostrils of some mammals, primarily of canines, but also of felines)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkirsu/[ˈk̟irs̠u]
  1. nose leather, rhinarium (usually black or brown region around the nostrils of some mammals, primarily of canines, but also of felines)

    Terveen koiran kirsu on kostea.
  2. A nose of a seal.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Possibly a variant of kärsä (“snout”).

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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.