munkki

Borrowed from Swedish munk (“monk, donut”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuŋkːi/,
• Rhymes: -uŋkːi
• Hyphenation^(key): munk‧ki

munkki

1. monk
2. doughnut/donut
3. (slang) luck, fluke
4. (slang) woman's breast
5. (botany) a plant of the genus Jasione.

• (doughnut or donut): munkki is often used for doughnuts or donuts without a hole in the middle, while munkkirinkilä or donitsi is used for those that do have one. However, munkki may have both meanings.

• (ring-shaped donut): donitsi, munkkirinkilä, munkkirinkeli
• (filled donut): possumunkki, hillomunkki

• “munkki”, 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 2023-07-03