No. 11,847 in Swedish

prilla

"Prilla" is a Swedish slang term for a portion of snus (moist tobacco placed under the lip).

In a sentence

Jag tog en prilla och stoppade den under läppen.
I took a snus pouch and placed it under my lip.
The word 'prilla' refers to a pouch of snus, a smokeless tobacco product often used in Sweden.
Hen lade en stor prilla innan mötet började.
They placed a large snus pouch before the meeting started.
Here, 'prilla' is used to describe the pouch of snus being added or used.
Prillan låg kvar på bordet efter festen.
The snus pouch was left on the table after the party.
In this sentence, 'prilla' refers to the same item, a snus pouch, left behind.

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