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humppa

humppa noun: a type of music from Finland, related to jazz and very fast foxtrot.

Noun

humppa (countable and uncountable, plural humppas)

  1. A type of music from Finland, related to jazz and very fast foxtrot.
  2. Any of certain social dances.

Forms of humppa

pluralhumppas

Origin of humppa

From Finnish humppa. Doublet of oom-pah.

Questions about humppa

What does humppa mean?
Humppa means a type of music from Finland, related to jazz and very fast foxtrot.
What part of speech is humppa?
Humppa is a noun.
What is the plural of humppa?
The plural of humppa is humppas.

Words near humppa in the dictionary

  1. humplessness
  2. humplike
  3. humplock
  4. humplocks
  5. humpnosed
  6. humppa
  7. humppas
  8. humps
  9. humps and dumps
  10. humpsore
  11. humpties

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