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ruoka.

food (any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈruo̯kɑ/[ˈruo̞̯kɑ̝]
  1. food (any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life)

    Me tarvitsemme ruokaa, emme aseita.
  2. meal (food that is prepared and eaten)

  3. dish (specific type of prepared food)

  4. synonym of keitto (“soup”)

    Tavastia · archaic · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *rooka (compare Estonian roog, Ludian ruog, Votic rookõ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *rōkā (“care, attention”) (compare Middle High German ruoche, Middle Low German rōke). Compare ruokkia.

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