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cailleach

cailleach noun: an old woman.

Noun

cailleach (plural cailleachs)

  1. (Scotland) An old woman.

Forms of cailleach

pluralcailleachs
alternative formcaillach
alternative formcailliach

Origin of cailleach

From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic cailleach.

Questions about cailleach

What does cailleach mean?
Cailleach means an old woman.
What part of speech is cailleach?
Cailleach is a noun.
What is the plural of cailleach?
The plural of cailleach is cailleachs.

Words near cailleach in the dictionary

  1. caillachs
  2. Caillard
  3. Caillat
  4. Caillats
  5. Caille Island
  6. cailleach
  7. cailleachs
  8. cailliach
  9. cailliachs
  10. Caillier
  11. Cailliers

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