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cara.

friend

4 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑɾˠə//ˈkaɾˠə/

  1. friend

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish cara (“friend, relation”) (compare Scottish Gaelic caraid, Manx carrey), from Old Irish carae (“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karants (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

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