hammaspeikko

Pronunciation: /ˈhɑmːɑsˌpei̯kːo/

“hammaspeikko” is a Finnish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

A figure used to teach children to brush their teeth, lest it make holes in their teeth.

Etymology

hammas (“tooth”) + peikko (“troll”); literally, “tooth troll”. Calque of Norwegian tanntroll from a children book originally written in Bokmål, but the word itself predates the book.

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