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ruuhka.

congestion, lots of traffic, traffic jam

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈruːhkɑ/[ˈruːxkɑ̝]
  1. congestion, lots of traffic, traffic jam

    Olen ruuhkassa.
  2. jam, logjam, blockage

  3. backlog (accumulation or buildup)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ruhka, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hrūgǭ (compare modern Swedish råge (“more than full measure”)), perhaps originally meaning "heap".

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