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luukku.

hatch, window, pass through (opening in a wall at window height for serving food or other items)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈluːkːu/[ˈluːkːu]
  1. hatch, window, pass through (opening in a wall at window height for serving food or other items)

    Kokki ojensi annokset tarjoiluluukun kautta.
  2. hatch (small door for maintenance in large mechanical structure)

  3. hatch, trapdoor, trap (horizontal door in a floor or ceiling)

  4. hatch, scuttle (opening that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building)

    kattoluukku
  5. hatch, scuttle (opening through the deck of a ship or submarine)

    Sulkekaa luukut!
  6. door (flap that acts like a door)

    käkikellon luukku
  7. slot (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially one with a hinged cover)

    postiluukku
  8. outlet, vent (vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something)

    savunpoistoluukku
  9. wicket, window (service window, as in a bank or train station)

    lippuluukku
  10. drop (trapdoor in a gallows)

  11. fence (someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, place of this activity)

    slang
  12. ellipsis of postiluukku

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · derogatory · ellipsis · often
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish luka (standard Swedish lucka).

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