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turska.

cod, Gadus morhua

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈturskɑ/[ˈt̪urs̠kɑ̝]

  1. cod, Gadus morhua

  2. any fish of the family Gadidae

  3. synonym of tappio (“loss, losses”)

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *turska (compare Estonian tursk), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þurskaz (“cod”).

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