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appaa

Pronunciation: /ˈɑpːɑːˣ/

“appaa” is a Finnish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to eat ravenously, devour, gobble
  2. to drink greedily, guzzle

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *appadak (compare Estonian apama, Karelian appoa, Veps apta), from Proto-Uralic *appa- (compare Northern Sami vuohpput, Eastern Mari уваш (uvaš), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (ŋabə[r]-)).

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