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gorún.

haunch (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttock)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈɾˠuːn̪ˠ/Munster/ˈɡoɾˠuːnˠ/Connacht/ˈɡɞɾˠu(ː)nˠ/Ulster
  1. haunch (area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttock)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; perhaps related to literary cara (“haunch”) and/or Middle Irish urrann, aurann (“portion”) (compare roinn, Old Irish rann).

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