English-Finnish translations for tongue-twister

• kielivoimisteluloru
• sanahirviö

Definition of tongue-twister

• A phrase that is deliberately designed to be difficult to say correctly, usually because of varying combinations of similar phonemes

Examples

• “Red lorry, yellow lorry” and “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” are well-known tongue-twisters.

Related words

• tongue-in-cheek
• tongue-tied
• tongue-and-groove pliers