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tappura.

waste fibres, scutching tow; tangled fibres of hemp or cotton, often with shives

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɑpːurɑ/[ˈt̪ɑ̝pːurɑ̝]
  1. waste fibres, scutching tow; tangled fibres of hemp or cotton, often with shives

    plural-normally
    Tukkasi on takussa kuin tappuraa.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tappura, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *tappa. Alternatively, possibly equivalent to tappaa + -ura, from dialectal use of tappaa to signify threshing of cotton or hemp.

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