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cailleach



cail·leach



cailleach   
noun
variants: or less commonly cailliach \ ˈkālˌyəḵ , ˈkälˌ(y)əḵ \

Definition of cailleach

Irish & Scottish
: an old woman : crone, hag



History and Etymology for cailleach

Scottish Gaelic & Irish Gaelic cailleach, from Old Irish caillech nun, from caille veil, from Latin pallium cloak



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