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ruko

Pronunciation: /ˈruko/

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

noun

  1. haycock (small, conical stack of hay left in a field to dry before adding to a haystack)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ruka + -o, borrowed either from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Icelandic hrúga) or alternatively Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Old Norse hroki (“heap, pile”)). Cognate with Karelian ruko and dialectal Estonian ruga.

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