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cuas.

cavity; hollow, recess

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/kuəsˠ/
  1. cavity; hollow, recess

    masculine
  2. cove, creek

    masculine
  3. sinus, cup

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cúas (“hollow”), possibly from Proto-Celtic *kow-sto-, from *kuwo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱowh₁ós (“hollow”), from *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”).

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