Noun
pulla (countable and uncountable , plural pullas )
A sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom , resembling very soft bread in consistency, eaten in Finland .
1986 , Melissa Ladenheim, "The sauna in central New York :"Then we would all have coffee and pulla bread," recalled Hilma Wainio of Spencer.
1991 September 22, Eleanor Charles, “Connecticut Guide”, in The New York Times :Other locally made items include pulla , a foot-long braided bread flavored with cardamom and priced at $6 a loaf, and wood carvings.
1992 , Joan Potter Loveless, Three Weavers , page 29 :Pulla is a braided yeast loaf, flavored with freshly ground cardamom and sprinkled with chopped almonds and sugar [ …]
1992 , Aili Jarvenpa, In Two Cultures: The Stories of Second Generation Finnish Americans :I remember the best, the years on the farm, wild roses and mushrooms that you picked near the pasture, cardamom pulla warm from the oven, [ …]
2013 , Colleen Coble, Rock Harbor Search and Rescue: Lost and Found , page 106 :Come on, your dad's grabbed us all some pullas and cider.
2018 , Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., Zoë François, Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Sweet and Decadent Baking for Every Occasion :You can expect to be served a slice of pulla with your afternoon coffee in any Finnish household.
Varieties of pulla .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpulːɑ/ , [ˈpulːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ulːɑ
Syllabification(key ) : pul‧la
Noun
pulla
cardamom bread , pulla ( mildly sweet, leavened baked good made of wheat and flavored with crushed cardamom, resembling very soft bread in consistency )
Synonyms: nisu , vehnänen
( broadly ) sweet roll , sweet bun ( sweet, leavened baked good, often small enough to comprise a single serving )
Synonyms: nisu , vehnänen
( in compounds ) ball ( roundish food made of meat or similar ingredient and often cooked )
Synonym: pyörykkä
lihapulla ― meatball
falafel-pulla ― falafel ball
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of pulla (Kotus type 10/koira , no gradation)
nominative
pulla
pullat
genitive
pullan
pullien
partitive
pullaa
pullia
illative
pullaan
pulliin
singular
plural
nominative
pulla
pullat
accusative
nom.
pulla
pullat
gen.
pullan
genitive
pullan
pullien pullain rare
partitive
pullaa
pullia
inessive
pullassa
pullissa
elative
pullasta
pullista
illative
pullaan
pulliin
adessive
pullalla
pullilla
ablative
pullalta
pullilta
allative
pullalle
pullille
essive
pullana
pullina
translative
pullaksi
pulliksi
abessive
pullatta
pullitta
instructive
—
pullin
comitative
See the possessive forms below.
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pullani
pullani
accusative
nom.
pullani
pullani
gen.
pullani
genitive
pullani
pullieni pullaini rare
partitive
pullaani
pulliani
inessive
pullassani
pullissani
elative
pullastani
pullistani
illative
pullaani
pulliini
adessive
pullallani
pullillani
ablative
pullaltani
pulliltani
allative
pullalleni
pullilleni
essive
pullanani
pullinani
translative
pullakseni
pullikseni
abessive
pullattani
pullittani
instructive
—
—
comitative
— pullineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pullasi
pullasi
accusative
nom.
pullasi
pullasi
gen.
pullasi
genitive
pullasi
pulliesi pullaisi rare
partitive
pullaasi
pulliasi
inessive
pullassasi
pullissasi
elative
pullastasi
pullistasi
illative
pullaasi
pulliisi
adessive
pullallasi
pullillasi
ablative
pullaltasi
pulliltasi
allative
pullallesi
pullillesi
essive
pullanasi
pullinasi
translative
pullaksesi
pulliksesi
abessive
pullattasi
pullittasi
instructive
—
—
comitative
— pullinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pullamme
pullamme
accusative
nom.
pullamme
pullamme
gen.
pullamme
genitive
pullamme
pulliemme pullaimme rare
partitive
pullaamme
pulliamme
inessive
pullassamme
pullissamme
elative
pullastamme
pullistamme
illative
pullaamme
pulliimme
adessive
pullallamme
pullillamme
ablative
pullaltamme
pulliltamme
allative
pullallemme
pullillemme
essive
pullanamme
pullinamme
translative
pullaksemme
pulliksemme
abessive
pullattamme
pullittamme
instructive
—
—
comitative
— pullinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pullanne
pullanne
accusative
nom.
pullanne
pullanne
gen.
pullanne
genitive
pullanne
pullienne pullainne rare
partitive
pullaanne
pullianne
inessive
pullassanne
pullissanne
elative
pullastanne
pullistanne
illative
pullaanne
pulliinne
adessive
pullallanne
pullillanne
ablative
pullaltanne
pulliltanne
allative
pullallenne
pullillenne
essive
pullananne
pullinanne
translative
pullaksenne
pulliksenne
abessive
pullattanne
pullittanne
instructive
—
—
comitative
— pullinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pullansa
pullansa
accusative
nom.
pullansa
pullansa
gen.
pullansa
genitive
pullansa
pulliensa pullainsa rare
partitive
pullaansa
pulliaan pulliansa
inessive
pullassaan pullassansa
pullissaan pullissansa
elative
pullastaan pullastansa
pullistaan pullistansa
illative
pullaansa
pulliinsa
adessive
pullallaan pullallansa
pullillaan pullillansa
ablative
pullaltaan pullaltansa
pulliltaan pulliltansa
allative
pullalleen pullallensa
pullilleen pullillensa
essive
pullanaan pullanansa
pullinaan pullinansa
translative
pullakseen pullaksensa
pullikseen pulliksensa
abessive
pullattaan pullattansa
pullittaan pullittansa
instructive
—
—
comitative
— pullineen pullinensa
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Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( most of Spain and Latin America ) /ˈpuʝa/ [ˈpu.ʝa]
IPA (key ) : ( rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines ) /ˈpuʎa/ [ˈpu.ʎa]
IPA (key ) : ( Buenos Aires and environs ) /ˈpuʃa/ [ˈpu.ʃa]
IPA (key ) : ( elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay ) /ˈpuʒa/ [ˈpu.ʒa]
Rhymes: -uʝa
Rhymes: -uʎa
Rhymes: -uʃa
Rhymes: -uʒa
Etymology 1
From the interjection pull , used to attract a hen or other bird. Compare the origins of kisse , misse , and pålle .
Noun
pulla c
( colloquial ) a hen
Synonym: höna
Declension
More information Declension of, Singular ...
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Etymology 2
Perhaps the same word as pula .