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pakkopulla.

The obligatory bun; a Finnish custom is that visitors to a household bring food to be shared with the hosts, and typically this is in the form of pulla (“bun, sweet baked good”) to be enjoyed with coffee provided by the hosts.

10 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑkːoˌpulːɑ/[ˈpɑ̝kːo̞ˌpulːɑ̝]
  1. The obligatory bun; a Finnish custom is that visitors to a household bring food to be shared with the hosts, and typically this is in the form of pulla (“bun, sweet baked good”) to be enjoyed with coffee provided by the hosts.

  2. Any kind of obligatory task that is reluctantly carried out, such as filing a tax return or shovelling fallen snow.

    broadly · humorous
Where this word comes from

pakko + pulla

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