hokkuspokkus

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English hocus-pocus)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhokːusˌpokːus/, [ˈho̞kːus̠ˌpo̞kːus̠]
• Rhymes: -okːus
• Syllabification^(key): hok‧kus‧pok‧kus

Interjection

hokkuspokkus

1. hocus-pocus

Derived terms

compounds

• hokkuspokkustemppu

 

Further reading

• “hokkuspokkus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02