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pahvi.

cardboard, boxboard, containerboard (relatively thick and stiff cardboard; according to paper industry standards, pahvi weighs at least 250 g/m², or around 0.05 psf)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑhʋi/[ˈpɑ̝xʋi]
  1. cardboard, boxboard, containerboard (relatively thick and stiff cardboard; according to paper industry standards, pahvi weighs at least 250 g/m², or around 0.05 psf)

    uncountable
  2. corrugated cardboard, corrugated fiberboard (a packaging material made of cardboard, fluting and possibly paper)

    uncountable
  3. blockhead, dolt

    colloquial · countable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish paff (“cardboard”) (compare standard Swedish papp), from German Pappe.

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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.