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Where does “dorcha” come from?

dorcha (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dorchae — dark, gloomy; obscure; gloomy, morose.

dorcha (Scottish Gaelic): dark

Definitions

  1. dark

Ancestry of “dorcha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdorchaedark, gloomy; obscure; gloomy, morose

Words derived from “dorcha”

  • Dorcha
  • Dorcha
  • dorchaich
  • Dorcha
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