krapula

From Latin crapula.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑpulɑ/, [ˈkrɑ̝pulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kra‧pu‧la

krapula

1. A hangover caused by drinking too much alcohol

   Heräsin hirveässä krapulassa.

   I woke up with a horrible hangover.

2. (by extension) Withdrawal symptoms caused by the wear-off of other intoxicants or medication
3. (by extension, often followed by a specifying adjective) Repentance, contrition

   moraalinen krapula ― drinker's remorse (literally, “moral hangover”)

   Fyysisen krapulan lisäksi kärsin koko päivän moraalisesta krapulasta.

   In addition to physical hangover, I suffered all day from drinker's remorse.

In Finnish the word "krapula" and its derivatives refer exclusively to the state of hangover, whereas in English "crapula" refers more widely to the consequences of overdrinking and overeating.

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• “krapula”, 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