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Where does “sruán” come from?

sruán (Irish) comes from Old Irish srubán, from Old Irish srúb — snout, muzzle, beak, nose.

sruán (Irish): griddle-cake; cockle

Definitions

  1. griddle-cake; cockle

Ancestry of “sruán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsrubán—
2Old Irishsrúbsnout, muzzle, beak, nose
Every word from Old Irish srúb →