machree
[ muh-kree, muh-khree ]
/ məˈkri, məˈxri /
noun Irish English.
my dear.
Origin of machree
First recorded in 1820–30,
machree is from the Irish word
mo chroidhe literally, my heart
Words nearby machree
machinist,
machismo,
machmeter,
macho,
machpelah,
machree,
machtpolitik,
machu picchu,
machzor,
macintosh,
maciver
Example sentences from the Web for machree
Avick machree, machree, many a long look—out we will have for it.
Fardorougha, The Miser |William Carleton
British Dictionary definitions for machree
machree
/ (məˈkriː) /
adjective
(postpositive) Irish
my dear
mother machree
Word Origin for machree
from Irish
mo croidhe