kaalimaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From kaali (“cabbage; kale”) +‎ maa (“land”). The derogatory senses stem from a stereotype of Russian appetite for sauerkraut (hapankaali). Compare kaaliryssä. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑːliˌmɑː/, [ˈkɑ̝ːliˌmɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑː Syllabification(key): kaa‧li‧maa Hyphenation(key): kaali‧maa === Noun === kaalimaa cabbage patch (derogatory, humorous, uncountable) Russia Synonyms: (standard) Venäjä, (derogatory) Ryssälä, Ryssänmaa (derogatory, humorous, historical, uncountable) the Soviet Union Synonyms: (standard) Neuvostoliitto, SNTL, (derogatory) Neukkula (derogatory, humorous) Any Eastern European state. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== pukki kaalimaan vartijana === Further reading === “kaalimaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023