Finnish

(index ke)

Noun

keitto

1. soup

   Koristele keitto tuoreella tillillä.

   Garnish the soup with some fresh dill.

2. boiling (method, process)

   Punamultamaalin keitto kestää tunnin.

   Boiling Falu red paint takes an hour.

3. (slang) alcoholic beverage

   Otetaan keittoa!

   Let's drink some booze!

4. As a modifier in compound terms signifies "of or relating to cooking" and may be translated e.g. as cook, cook-, cooked, cooking (see Compounds-section below).

Declension

Derived terms

• päivän keitto = soup du jour, soup of the day

Compounds

• keittoaika
• keittokinkku
• keittokirja
• keittokomero
• keittolevy
• keittopullo
• keittosuola
• keittotaito

Anagrams

• keitot, koitte