hokkuspokkus

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English hocus-pocus)

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

hokkuspokkus

hocus-pocus

Derived terms

compounds

hokkuspokkustemppu

Further reading

“hokkuspokkus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

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