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faocha.

periwinkle, edible winkle (mollusk)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfˠeːxə/Munster/ˈfˠiːxə/Connacht, Ulster
  1. periwinkle, edible winkle (mollusk)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fáecha, fáechan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to curve, bend”). Cognate with Cornish gwigh, Manx feoghaig, fughage, Scottish Gaelic faochag, and Welsh gwichiad.

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