curran
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]curran (plural currans)
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from corr (“tapering”) + -an. Compare Irish corrán dearg (“wild radish”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]curran m (genitive singular currain, plural currain or curranan)
- carrot
- pannier slung on horses for carrying bulky loads, as hay, corn, etc.
- flannel
- root of the carrot or radish kind
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Edward Dwelly (1911) “curran”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]curran
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