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luukku

Pronunciation: /ˈluːkːu/

“luukku” is a Finnish word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. hatch, window, pass through (opening in a wall at window height for serving food or other items)
  2. hatch (small door for maintenance in large mechanical structure)
  3. hatch, trapdoor, trap (horizontal door in a floor or ceiling)
  4. hatch, scuttle (opening that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building)
  5. hatch, scuttle (opening through the deck of a ship or submarine)
  6. door (flap that acts like a door)
  7. slot (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially one with a hinged cover)
  8. outlet, vent (vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something)
  9. wicket, window (service window, as in a bank or train station)
  10. drop (trapdoor in a gallows)
  11. 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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