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jolle.

a dinghy

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/²jɔlːɛ/Sweden
  1. a dinghy

    common-gender
    Skeppet hade en liten jolle som livbåt i aktern
    Jag seglade jolle som liten
Where this word comes from

Attested since 1529, from Low German jolle, from Middle Low German jolle, possibly ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (“tube”), see also Lithuanian aulas, Norwegian aul, Hittite [script needed] (auli-, “tube-shaped organ in the neck”), Albanian hollë, Latin alvus.

noun/²jɔlːɛ/Sweden
  1. a joint (marijuana cigarette)

    common-gender · slang
    Skicka hit jollen, kompis
Where this word comes from

Derived from joint. Compare with joppe.

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