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moska.

crud (dirt, filth or refuse)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmoskɑ/[ˈmo̞s̠kɑ̝]
  1. crud (dirt, filth or refuse)

  2. totally crushed material

Where this word comes from

From dialectal Swedish måsk.

noun/ˈmoskɑ/[ˈmo̞s̠kɑ̝]
  1. a small sledgehammer

  2. a certain card game similar to Durak

Where this word comes from

Uncertain. May be an obscured diminutive from moukari with + -ska. First attested in the 1900s (decade). The sense of the "card game" may be figurative use as a reference to how lyödä (“to hit, strike”) is also used to mean "to play (a card)".

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