kurre

Possibly from Swedish ekorre (“squirrel”) or Swedish kurre (“squirrel”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurːe/,
• Rhymes: -urːe
• Hyphenation^(key): kur‧re

kurre (colloquial)

1. squirrel

• orava

• “kurre”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• curre (obsolete spelling)

Ellipsis of ekorre (“squirrel”). First attested in 1661.^[1]

kurre c

1. Ellipsis of ekorre (“squirrel”). ^[1]
2. (by extension) A person (who is odd or peculiar). ^[1]

   Synonyms: figur, filur, gynnare, prick, prisse

   • 1877, Louisa May Alcott, translated by Bertha Sandlund, Rosen i blomning, page 53:

     Hittills har jag åtminstone inte haft bekymmer af någondera af dem, ehuru Mac är en besynnerlig kurre och Steve en valp.

     So far, I've had no trouble from either of them, although Mac is a peculiar fellow and Steve a pup.

• lustigkurre (“funny person; joker”)

• Kurre (“given name”)

• kurre in Svensk ordbok (SO)