mutti
Pronunciation: /ˈmutːi/
“mutti” is a Finnish word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- A traditional Finnish dish made from barley flour and resembling (dry) porridge.
Etymology
Given that the word has the sense "lump, small round mass of material" in dialects, it is probably a variant of motti (“lump”). The dish in question is generally described as a "lumpy" dish. It has also been compared with Russian муть (mutʹ, “dregs; something liquid with a sediment”). The term has historically referred to somewhat different dishes in different parts of Finland. The porridge-like…
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