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Where does “caile” come from?

caile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish caile — serving-girl, maid.

caile (Scottish Gaelic): vulgar girl, quean, hussy; strumpet; any young...

Definitions

  1. vulgar girl, quean, hussy; strumpet; any young...

Ancestry of “caile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcaileserving-girl, maid

Words derived from “caile”

  • caileag
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