masaliisa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Superficially Masa + Liisa, and there are many stories about e.g. café owners of those names, or of a café owner named Liisa as a daughter of Masa, etc. Yet another sees it as a vernacular form of English mocha slice. However, these may all be folk etymologies. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑsɑliːsɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ˌliːs̠ɑ̝] Rhymes: -iːsɑ Syllabification(key): ma‧sa‧lii‧sa Hyphenation(key): ma‧sa‧lii‧sa === Noun === masaliisa (regional, Satakunta) synonym of mokkapala (“brownie”) ==== Declension ====