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nolo.

embarrassed

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈnolo/[ˈno̞lo̞]

  1. embarrassed

    Hän oli kovin nolo jäätyään kiinni itse teossa.

  2. awkward, embarrassing

    Se oli todella nolo tilanne.
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Probably related to Moksha нола (nola, “lazy”) and Erzya нулномс (nulnoms, “to lurch; to knock around”). Alternatively possibly a Sami borrowing (compare Northern Sami nolˈlát (“to squat”)).

noun/ˈnolo/[ˈno̞lo̞]

  1. One of the modes of play in tuppi, bidding to win minimum of tricks (nullo); corresponds to the pass or playing low in Minnesota whist.

Where this word comes from

From nolo (etymology 1) and any or all of the following: Spanish nulo, Italian nullo, English nullo.

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