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cac.

faeces, excrement

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kak//kɑk/

  1. faeces, excrement

    masculine

  2. shit

    masculine · offensive · vulgar

  3. raw ore

    masculine

  4. verbal noun of cac

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish and Old Irish cacc (“dung, excrement”), from Proto-Celtic *kakkā.

verb/kak//kɑk/

  1. to excrete, defecate

  2. to shit

    vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish caccaid (“to excrete”, verb), from cacc (“dung, excrement”).

intj/kak//kɑk/

  1. shit!, crap!

    vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish and Old Irish cacc (“dung, excrement”), from Proto-Celtic *kakkā.

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