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salach.

dirty

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/sˠəˈl̪ˠɑx/Munster/sˠl̪ˠax/ ~ /sˠl̪ˠɑx/Munster/ˈsˠɑlˠəx/Connacht/ˈsˠalˠəx/Connacht

  1. dirty

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish salach, from Proto-Celtic *salākos. By surface analysis, sail + -ach.

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