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purkki.

jar (small, approximately cylindrical container)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpurkːi/[ˈpurkːi]
  1. jar (small, approximately cylindrical container)

  2. can (cylindrical container)

  3. canister (lightweight cylindrical container)

  4. kick the can (children's game; a game similar to hide-and-seek or tag in which a ball or other object is kicked away at the start of the game, and "it" is only allowed to catch players while the ball is back where it started)

  5. a BBS

    colloquial · dated
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Swedish burk.

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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.