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)

1. (anatomy) breast, mammary gland, pap
2. nave, hub

Derived terms

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