lapio

Pronunciation: /ˈlɑpio/

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

noun

shovel (tool for moving portions of material)
spade (garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lapido (compare Estonian labidas, Livvi labju, Veps labid), probably borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian lópeta (“shovel”), Old Prussian lopto (“spade”)); see the Proto-Finnic entry for more.

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