mutu

Pronunciation: /ˈmutu/

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

noun

Eurasian common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
poor reasoning or knowledge based on gut feeling or common beliefs as opposed to actual knowledge

Etymology

Possibly ultimately from Proto-Finnic *mutti- as a back-formation from a form like *mutukas, *mutukka, although neither is attested in Finnish dialects.

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More Finnish words

mutteri
mutterinväännin
mutteripannu
mutti
mutualismi
mutumenetelmä
mutustaa
mutustella

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