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kula

“kula” is a Swedish word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a small ball made of earthenware, glass (marble) or a similar hard material; of steel in a ball bearing; sphere
  2. a testicle
  3. a bullet
  4. a den (inhabited cavern or hollow)
  5. money
  6. roundel
  7. shot put (athletics event)
  8. scoop

Etymology

From Old Norse kúla (“lump, swelling”), with the meaning of "sphere" influenced by Middle Low German kule (“depression, bulge”) and German Kugel (“ball, sphere, bullet”).

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