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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From ròibean (“squalid little beard; bushy beard, moustache, whisker; small rope or cord; mop”) + -ach.
Adjective
ròibeanach (genitive singular masculine ròibeanaich, comparative ròibeanaiche)
- having a moustache or whiskers
- bushy (as a beard)
- ropy
- moppy
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “ròibeanach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN