kalakukko

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noun

A traditional Savonian food made from fish and pork baked inside a loaf of bread.

OriginFinnish kalakukko →
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Meanings

nounkalakukko (usually uncountable, plural kalakukkos)

plural kalakukkos

  1. uncountableusuallyA traditional Savonian food made from fish and pork baked inside a loaf of bread.

    If you're in the Market Square try the kalakukkos, hard-crusted fish pasties native to the province.

    1979, Ken Welsh, Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Europe, page 221

Origin

  1. Finnishkalakukko
  2. Finnishkalakukko
  3. Englishkalakukko

Borrowed from Finnish kalakukko.

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APA

kalakukko. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalakukko

MLA

“kalakukko.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalakukko. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kalakukko,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kalakukko.

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