leivos

leipoa (“to bake”) +‎ -os

• IPA^(key): /ˈlei̯ʋos/, [ˈle̞i̯ʋo̞s̠]
• Rhymes: -eiʋos
• Syllabification^(key): lei‧vos
• Hyphenation^(key): lei‧vos

leivos

1. pastry, baker's confection (various sweet baked goods, petit fours, usually decorated and soft enough to be eaten with a spoon)

• Some baked goods called "pastry" in English - especially those that can be conveniently eaten by holding them in hand - are classified as pulla in Finnish:

  viineri / viineripulla ― Danish pastry

  mantelipulla ― almond pastry

• On the other hand, some baked goods called "cakes" in English are classified as leivos, more precisely when they are relatively small (e.g. when served whole as opposed to sliced). However, there is no hard distinction between the two terms.

• “leivos”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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