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palo.

fire (event of something burning, an occurrence of fire)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑlo/[ˈpɑ̝lo̞]
  1. fire (event of something burning, an occurrence of fire)

    Jotkut kemikaalipalot ovat hankalia sammuttaa.
  2. ardor (great warmth of feeling)

    tunteen palo
  3. out

  4. dismissal

  5. swidden, area cleared by slash-and-burn cultivation; especially a fresh swidden that has not yet been sown

    dialectal · historical
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *palo, equivalent to palaa (“to burn”) + -o.

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