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gual.

coal

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡuəl̪ˠ//ɡuəlˠ/
  1. coal

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish gúal (“charcoal, coal”), from Proto-Celtic *goulos, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- (“to burn, shine”), though the details are unclear.

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