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shillig-a-booka

English edit

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Etymology edit

From Irish seilide (“snail”) búrc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪlɪɡaˌbuːkə/

Noun edit

shillig-a-booka (plural shillig-a-bookas)

  1. (Ireland) snail (in its shell)
    After the rain, a load of shillig-a-bookas came out.
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