CURRAGH

Meaning of CURRAGH in English

[ 'kʌrə(x) ]

■ noun (in Ireland and the Isle of Man) a stretch of marshy waste ground.

Origin

C17: from Ir. currach 'marsh', Manx ~ 'bog, fen'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CURRAGH — or currach noun Etymology: Middle English currok, from Irish currach, curach Date: 15th century a usually large coracle used especially …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CURRAGH — noun or cur·rach ˈkərə(ḵ) ( -s ) Etymology: partly from Middle English currok, from Scottish Gaelic curach; partly from Irish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURRAGH — or cur·rach ˈkə-rə, -rəḵ Etymology: Middle English currok, from Irish currach, curach Date: 15th century : a usually large coracle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURRAGH — [cur.ragh] or cur.rach n [ME currok, fr. Ir currach, curach] (15c): a usu. large coracle used esp. on the west …
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CURRAGH — curragh, C~ BrE AmE ˈkʌr ə -əx AmE ˈkɝː ə ▷ curragh|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CURRAGH — n шотл. , ирл. рыбачья лодка из ивняка, обтянутая кожей
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CURRAGH — (a) обтянутая кожей рыбачья лодка из ивняка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CURRAGH — n шотл. , ирл. рыбачья лодка из ивняка, обтянутая кожей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CURRAGH — n шотл. , ирл. рыбачья лодка из ивняка, обтянутая кожей
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CURRAGH — n. Variant: or cur · rach Pronunciation: ' k ə -r ə , -r ə k ̱ Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CURRAGH, THE — Irish An Currach plain, or down, County Kildare, Ireland, noted for its excellent soils. Some 8 square miles (22 square …
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CURRACH, CURRAGH — (шотландское) (ирландское) рыбачья лодка из ивняка, обтянутая кожей
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CURRACH, CURRAGH — (шотландское) (ирландское) рыбачья лодка из ивняка, обтянутая кожей
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CURRACH — noun see: curragh
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CURRACH — I. noun see currack II. noun see curragh
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURAGH — variant of curragh
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CURRACH — /kur"euhkh, kur"euh/ , n. Scot., Irish. a coracle. Also, curagh, curragh . [ 1400-50; late ME currok curach, Ir currach …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CURRACH — see curragh
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CURRACH — [ 'kʌrə(x) ] (also curragh ) ■ noun Irish and Scottish term for coracle . Origin ME: from Ir. and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
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CURRACH — n. (also curragh) Ir. a coracle. [Ir.: cf. CORACLE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CURRACH — n. (also curragh) Ir. a coracle. [ Ir.: cf. CORACLE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CURRACH — n. (also curragh) Ir. a coracle. Etymology: Ir.: cf. CORACLE
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