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salpa.

bolt, bar (bar to prevent a door from being forced open; sliding pin or bar in a lock)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɑlpɑ/[ˈs̠ɑ̝lpɑ̝]
  1. bolt, bar (bar to prevent a door from being forced open; sliding pin or bar in a lock)

  2. hasp, clasp (metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin)

  3. latch, flip-flop (bistable, electronic switching circuit)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *salpa (compare Karelian salpa, Veps saub), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stalpą (whence dialectal Swedish stalpe (“pole”)).

noun/ˈsɑlpɑ/[ˈs̠ɑ̝lpɑ̝]
  1. salp (fish)

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Latin salpa (“stockfish”).

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