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gwasgod.

waistcoat

7 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwaskɔd/
  1. waistcoat

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English waistcoat, assimilated to etymology 2 as a waistcoat can be considered a type of covering or protection.

noun/ˈɡwaskɔd/
  1. shade, shadow

    masculine
  2. shelter, covering, protection

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh gwasgawd, gwasgaut, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoskọd, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-skātu. Cognate with Irish foscadh (“shelter; shade”). By surface analysis, go-, gwo-, gwa- (“under”) + ysgod (“shade”).

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