pahvi

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • Relatively thick and stiff cardboard. According to paper industry standards, pahvi weighs at least 250 g/sq.m.
  • A versatile woodfibre-based packaging material produced by combining cardboard, fluting and/or paper. The usage of both Finnish and English terms is rather incoherent, but e.g. cardboard, corrugated board, paperboard and pasteboard may apply as translations for pahvi.
  • (colloquial) blockhead, dolt

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish paff (cardboard).

Origin

Swedish

paff

Gloss

cardboard

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