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 noisily through a blocked nose.
• 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 An illness, such as a cold or rheumatism, once thought to be caused by this watery discharge.

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