räkä — meaning in English

English meaning

• gob noun A lump of a soft or sticky substance.
• rheum noun Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
• snivel verb To breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
• snot noun Mucus from the nose.

Senses

räkä is used for these senses in English:

• gob (uncountable, slang) Saliva or phlegm.
• loogie (US, slang) A thick quantity of sputum, usually containing phlegm.
• rheum (uncountable) Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease. [from 14th c.]
• snivel Nasal mucus; snot.
• snot (informal, uncountable, sometimes, slightly, vulgar) Mucus, especially mucus from the nose.

gob — full definition

1. noun A lump of a soft or sticky substance.
2. noun British informal: the mouth.
3. noun A large amount of something (usually "gobs of").

rheum — full definition

1. noun Thin or watery discharge of mucus or serum, especially from the eyes or nose, formerly thought to cause disease.
2. noun Illness or disease thought to be caused by such secretions; a catarrh, a cold; rheumatism.

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