bara caws y gwcw

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “bread-cheese of the cuckoo”.

Noun

bara caws y gwcw m

1. Alternative form of bara a chaws y gwcw (“wood sorrel; common sorrel”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bara caws y gwcw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies