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kalakukko

kalakukko noun: a traditional Savonian food made from fish and pork baked inside a loaf of bread.

Noun

kalakukko (usually uncountable, plural kalakukkos)

  1. (usually) A traditional Savonian food made from fish and pork baked inside a loaf of bread.
    • If you're in the Market Square try the kalakukkos, hard-crusted fish pasties native to the province.1979, Ken Welsh, Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Europe, page 221

Forms of kalakukko

pluralkalakukkos

Origin of kalakukko

Borrowed from Finnish kalakukko.

Questions about kalakukko

What does kalakukko mean?
Kalakukko means a traditional Savonian food made from fish and pork baked inside a loaf of bread.
What part of speech is kalakukko?
Kalakukko is a noun.
What is the plural of kalakukko?
The plural of kalakukko is kalakukkos.

Words near kalakukko in the dictionary

  1. kalakaars
  2. kalakand
  3. kalakar
  4. kalakars
  5. Kalakmul
  6. kalakukko
  7. kalakukkos
  8. Kalakund
  9. Kalakuta
  10. Kalal
  11. kalaleng

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