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Where does “gallúnach” come from?

gallúnach (Irish) comes from Middle Irish gallúinech — soap.

gallúnach (Irish): soap; flattery, cajolery

Definitions

  1. soap; flattery, cajolery

Ancestry of “gallúnach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgallúinechsoap
Every word from Middle Irish gallúinech →