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malwod.

snails

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmalwɔd/

  1. snails

    plural

  2. slugs

    plural

  3. turtles

    obsolete · plural

  4. slugs (pieces of metal fired from a gun)

    plural

  5. slugs (pieces of metal fired from a gun) segments (of orange etc.)

    plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Welsh meluet, from Proto-Brythonic *melw- (“soft”), from Proto-Celtic *meldo- (“pleasant, mild”), *mlido (“soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”). Compare Breton melc'hwed, Cornish melhwes, (compare Breton melw (“snot”)). Also see Gaulish *multon- (“sheep”), which could be related.

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