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shillig-a-booka

/ˈʃɪlɪɡaˌbuːkə/

shillig-a-booka noun: snail (in its shell).

Noun

shillig-a-booka (plural shillig-a-bookas)

  1. (Ireland) snail (in its shell)
    • After the rain, a load of shillig-a-bookas came out.

Forms of shillig-a-booka

pluralshillig-a-bookas
alternative formshellika pooka

Origin of shillig-a-booka

From Irish seilide (“snail”) búrc.

Questions about shillig-a-booka

What does shillig-a-booka mean?
Shillig-a-booka means snail (in its shell).
What part of speech is shillig-a-booka?
Shillig-a-booka is a noun.
How do you pronounce shillig-a-booka?
Shillig-a-booka is pronounced /ˈʃɪlɪɡaˌbuːkə/.
What is the plural of shillig-a-booka?
The plural of shillig-a-booka is shillig-a-bookas.

Words near shillig-a-booka in the dictionary

  1. Shillford
  2. Shillibeer
  3. Shillibeers
  4. shillied and shallied
  5. shillies and shallies
  6. shillig-a-booka
  7. shillig-a-bookas
  8. shillin'
  9. shilling
  10. shilling mark
  11. shilling marks

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