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cancar.

canker

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkauŋkəɾˠ/Munster
  1. canker

    masculine
  2. cantankerousness, peevishness, spleen

    masculine
    Cad é atá ag cur cancair air?
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Latin cancer. Compare Middle Irish cainncer (“cancer”).

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