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coire.

cauldron, boiler, vat

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkiɾʲə/Munster/ˈkeɾʲə/Connacht/ˈkɔɾʲə/Ulster

  1. cauldron, boiler, vat

    masculine

  2. dell, corrie

    masculine

  3. whirlpool

    masculine

  4. crater, pit

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish coire, from Old Irish coire, from Proto-Celtic *kʷaryos.

noun/ˈkiɾʲə/Munster/ˈkeɾʲə/Connacht/ˈkɔɾʲə/Ulster

  1. only used in lus an choire (“coriander”)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Alteration under folk etymology of Anglo-Norman coriandre, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), alternative form of κορίαννον (koríannon).

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