ròibeanach

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)

1. having a moustache or whiskers
2. bushy (as a beard)
3. ropy
4. moppy

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “ròibeanach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN