luukku
Pronunciation: /ˈluːkːu/
“luukku” is a Finnish word. Its 11 meanings in English:
noun
- hatch, window, pass through (opening in a wall at window height for serving food or other items)
- hatch (small door for maintenance in large mechanical structure)
- hatch, trapdoor, trap (horizontal door in a floor or ceiling)
- hatch, scuttle (opening that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building)
- hatch, scuttle (opening through the deck of a ship or submarine)
- door (flap that acts like a door)
- slot (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially one with a hinged cover)
- outlet, vent (vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something)
- wicket, window (service window, as in a bank or train station)
- drop (trapdoor in a gallows)
- fence (someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, place of this activity)
Etymology
Borrowed from dialectal Swedish luka (standard Swedish lucka).
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