From Lontoo (“London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom”).
- IPA(key): /ˈlontoː/, [ˈlo̞n̪t̪o̞ː]
- Rhymes: -ontoː
- Syllabification(key): lon‧too
lontoo
- Misspelling of Lontoo (“London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom”).
- (colloquial) English (language)
- Synonyms: lontoon kieli, (more common) enkku, (standard) englanti
- puhua lontoota ― to speak English (lit. "to speak Londonese")
1997 February 14, Markku Ruponen, “Kun aika on...”, in sfnet.harrastus.musiikki[1] (Usenet):No biisin nimi lontooksi on ainakin A Time For Us .[sic]- Well the song's name in English at least is A Time For Us.
2006 April 21, Jukka Relander, “Liikenneturvan mp-raportti”, in sfnet.harrastus.mp[2] (Usenet):> Kysy vaikka keneltä jenkkijuristilta.
En puhu lontoota, mutta voin elehtiä.- > Ask any American lawyer.
I don't speak English, but I can gesticulate.
2021, Joona Keskitalo, Tottelemattomat[3], →ISBN:– Ööh, he is my... my secretary. Yes, sihteeri. […]
– Mikä helvetin sihteeri? Pete sähisee Maxille.
– No, en mä tiennyt, mikä yhtiökumppani on lontooksi.- "Uh, he is my... my secretary. Yes, secretary. […] " […]
"What goddamn 'secretary'?" Pete hisses at Max.
"Well, I didn't know what business partner is in English."