känga

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See also: kanga and kānga

Swedish

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kängor

Etymology

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Borrowed from Finnish kenkä, from Proto-Finnic *kenkä.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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känga c

  1. a boot (heavy shoe with a fairly short shaft)
    kängor med stålhätta
    steel-toed boots
    snöra kängorna
    lace one's boots
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) a swipe (critical remark)
    ge någon en känga
    take a swipe at someone
    få sig en känga
    receive a swipe

Usage notes

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A high boot is a stövel. The intuition for känga is closer to a heavy-duty "regular" shoe.

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