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pito.

keeping, upkeep

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpito/[ˈpit̪o̞]
  1. keeping, upkeep

  2. spending (a vacation)

  3. traction, grip (the ability to exert lateral force on a surface without slipping, as of a tyre or shoe on the ground)

  4. hold (as in a phone call kept on hold)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *pito, equivalent to pitää (“to keep, hold”) + -o.

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