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rokottaa

Pronunciation: /ˈrokotːɑːˣ/

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

verb

  1. to vaccinate, inoculate
  2. to subtract, dock (points, etc.), annoy, be an adversity to

Etymology

roko- (“pox, pock”) + -ttaa, because the first vaccines were against smallpox. Coined by Finnish teacher and linguist Gustaf Erik Eurén in 1860.

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