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pääskynen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • swallow verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.

Senses

pääskynen is used for these senses in English:

  • swallow A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.

swallow — full definition

  1. verb To move food or drink from the mouth down into the stomach.
  2. verb To accept or believe something readily, often too readily.
  3. verb To put up with something unpleasant without complaining or retaliating.
  4. noun A small, fast-flying migratory bird with a forked tail that catches insects in flight.
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