kaakeliuuni

Finnish

Etymology

Compound of kaakeli (ceramic tile) and uuni (oven, stove). The word was originally modified from Swedish kakelugn to the form kakluuni, which later developed to a more Finnish-sounding kaakeliuuni. Both are used in current language.

Noun

kaakeliuuni

  1. tilestove (kind of a heating stove; kakluuni)

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