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English
Noun
curran (plural currans)
- Obsolete form of currant.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Perhaps from corr (“tapering”) + -an. Compare Irish corrán dearg (“wild radish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
curran m (genitive singular currain, plural currain or curranan)
- carrot
- pannier slung on horses for carrying bulky loads, as hay, corn, etc.
- flannel
- root of the carrot or radish kind
Derived terms
References
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “curran”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Spanish
Verb
curran
- third-person plural present indicative of currar