lontoo

< Lontoo (“London”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlontoː/, [ˈlo̞n̪t̪o̞ː]
• Rhymes: -ontoː
• Syllabification^(key): lon‧too
• Hyphenation^(key): lon‧too

lontoo

1. misspelling of Lontoo (“London”)
2. (colloquial, humorous) synonym of englanti (“English, the English language”)

   Synonyms: lontoon kieli, (more common) enkku

   puhua lontoota ― to speak English

   • 1997 February 14, Markku Ruponen, “Kun aika on...”, in sfnet.harrastus.musiikki‎^[1] (Usenet):

     No biisin nimi lontooksi on ainakin A Time For Us .^[sic]

     Well the song's name in English at least is A Time For Us.

   • 2004 January 11, M.M, “HTTP_IIS_ISAPI Extension????”, in sfnet.atk.turvallisuus.kotikoneet‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Googlella löytyi tämä sivu [website URL] mutta ku toi mun lontoo [on] aika huono niin saisko apua

     I found this page on Google [website URL] but my English is pretty bad so can I get some help

   • 2006 April 21, Jukka Relander, “Liikenneturvan mp-raportti”, in sfnet.harrastus.mp‎^[3] (Usenet):

     > Kysy vaikka keneltä jenkkijuristilta.
     En puhu lontoota, mutta voin elehtiä.

     > Ask any American lawyer.
     I don't speak English, but I can gesticulate.

   • 2021, Joona Keskitalo, Tottelemattomat‎^[4], →ISBN:

     – Ööh, he is my... my secretary. Yes, sihteeri. […]
     – Mikä helvetin sihteeri? Pete sähisee Maxille.
     – No, en mä tiennyt, mikä yhtiökumppani on lontooksi.

     "Uh, he is my... my secretary. Yes, secretary. […] " […]
     "What goddamn 'secretary'?" Pete hisses at Max.
     "Well, I didn't know what business partner is in English."

• Lontoon englanti (“London English, Londonese”).