pitkäpiimä

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Finnish

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Etymology

pitkä (long) +‎ piimä (cultured milk); thus named due to its "stretchy" and smooth texture, compare kokkelipiimä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpitkæˌpiːmæ/,
  • Rhymes: -iːmæ
  • Hyphenation(key): pitkä‧piimä

Noun

pitkäpiimä

  1. (dairy products) A type of piimä typical for western Finland, with a smooth and stretchy texture, similar to Swedish långfil.

Declension

Possessive forms of pitkäpiimä (Kotus type 51/nuoripari)

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