curran

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English

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Noun

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curran (plural currans)

  1. Obsolete form of currant.

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Perhaps from corr (tapering) +‎ -an. Compare Irish corrán dearg (wild radish).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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curran m (genitive singular currain, plural currain or curranan)

  1. carrot
  2. pannier slung on horses for carrying bulky loads, as hay, corn, etc.
  3. flannel
  4. root of the carrot or radish kind

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “curran”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

Spanish

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Verb

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curran

  1. third-person plural present indicative of currar