buachar

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

buachar m (genitive singular buachair, no plural)

1. dung, droppings, manure, ordure, cowpat

Derived terms

• balgan-buachair m (“mushroom”)
• gealag-bhuachair f (“corn bunting”)

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “buachar”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN