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caileag

[ˈkʰalak]

noun

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. girl, lass, damsel
  2. European pollock (Pollachius pollachius)
  3. girl
  4. A word used for a young female or a girl. It can also refer to a type of fish known as a pollock.
Examples

Cha b'e meud do stòrais A chuir mi fhéin an tòir ort, Ach caileag laghach, bhòidheach, Bhi còmhla rium ag éirigh.

It was not the amount of your wealth That sent myself in pursuit of you, But a girl, pleasant, beautiful, To be rising together with me.

Pronunciationˈkʰalak

Part of speechnoun

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