cìoch

See also: cíoch

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish cích, from Old Irish cích, from Proto-Celtic *kīkos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰʲiəx/

Noun

cìoch f (dative singular cìoch or cìch, genitive singular cìche, plural cìochan)

(anatomy) breast, mammary gland, pap
nave, hub

Derived terms

ceann-na-cìche m (“nipple”)
cìoch-shlugain (“uvula”)
cìochag f (“valve”)

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