kampela — meaning in English

English meaning

• butt noun A person's buttocks.
• flounder verb To struggle clumsily or act confused, especially when trying to make progress.
• tongue noun The flexible muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, moving food, and forming speech sounds.

Senses

kampela is used for these senses in English:

• butt (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
• flatfish A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
• flounder A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
• tongue A small sole (type of fish).

butt — full definition

1. noun A person's buttocks.
2. noun The thicker or blunt end of something, such as a weapon or tool.
3. noun The remaining short piece of something after most of it is used, especially a cigarette.
4. noun The target of ridicule or jokes.
5. verb To hit or push against something with the head.

flounder — full definition

1. verb To struggle clumsily or act confused, especially when trying to make progress.
2. noun A type of flatfish found in shallow coastal waters.

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