curagh

[ kuhr-uh kh, kuhr-uh ]
/ ˈkʌr əx, ˈkʌr ə /

noun Scot., Irish.

currach.

Words nearby curagh

cur dog, cur., cur. adv. vult, curable, curacy, curagh, curandera, curanderismo, curandero, curare, curariform

Definition for curagh (2 of 2)

currach

or cur·agh, cur·ragh

[ kuhr-uh kh, kuhr-uh ]
/ ˈkʌr əx, ˈkʌr ə /

noun Scot., Irish.

a coracle.

Origin of currach

1400–50; late Middle English currok < Scots Gaelic curach, Irish currach boat; cf. coracle

Example sentences from the Web for curagh

  • There was Patch after was drowned out of a curagh that turned over.

    Riders to the Sea |J. M. Synge

  • We will make your curagh ready and it fitted for the voyage of a king.

    Deirdre of the Sorrows |J. M. Synge

  • It's that word you may take in your curagh to Conchubor in Emain.

    Deirdre of the Sorrows |J. M. Synge

British Dictionary definitions for curagh (1 of 2)

curagh
/ Gaelic (ˈkʌrəx, ˈkʌrə) /

noun

a variant spelling of currach

British Dictionary definitions for curagh (2 of 2)

currach

curagh or curragh

/ Gaelic (ˈkʌrəx, ˈkʌrə) /

noun

a Scot or Irish name for coracle

Word Origin for currach

C15: from Irish Gaelic currach; compare coracle