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lorga.

shin (front part of the leg below the knee), shinbone, shank (lower part of the leg)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈl̪ˠoɾˠəɡə/Connacht, Munster/ˈl̪ˠɞɾˠəɡə/Ulster
  1. shin (front part of the leg below the knee), shinbone, shank (lower part of the leg)

    feminine
  2. drumstick (leg bone of a chicken or other fowl)

    feminine
  3. cannon bone (metatarsal or metacarpal of a horse)

    feminine
  4. stem (above-ground stalk of a vascular plant, slender supporting member for an individual part of a plant, narrow supporting structure on certain man-made objects)

    feminine
  5. stalk (stem or main axis of a plant)

    feminine
  6. staff (long, straight, thick rod or stick)

    feminine
  7. shaft (e.g. of a golf club)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish lurga. Cognate with Manx lurgey.

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