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grua.

cheek

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɾˠuə/Connacht, Munster/ˈɡɾˠuəj/Ulster[ˈɡɾˠui̯]Ulster
  1. cheek

    feminine
  2. brow, edge (of hill, ridge, etc.)

    feminine
  3. facet

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish grúad n (“cheek; brow, edge of a ridge or furrow”) (compare Scottish Gaelic gruaidh (“cheek”)), from Proto-Celtic *groudos (“chin, cheek”) (compare Welsh grudd (“cheek; slope”)).

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