pulla

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • cardamom bread, also pulla mildly sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom, resembling very soft bread in consistency
  • ball; as headword in names of some foodstuffs, e.g lihapulla (meatball), falafel (falafel ball)

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish bulle (bun, goblet) derived from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (ball, bowl, shell, round object, round vessel, round object vessel).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bullǭ

Gloss

ball, bowl, shell, round object, round vessel, round object vessel

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Kanji

鉢, 丼

Emoji
⚽️ ⚾️ ⛳️ ⛹️ ⛹️‍♀️ ⛹️‍♂️ 🍙 🎊 🎱 🎳 🎾 🏀 🏈 🏉 🏌️ 🏏 🏐 🏑 🏓 🔮 🤾 🥍 🥎 🧶

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