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quiraing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quiraing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A landform on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish escarpment on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, taking the form of a craterous hollow surrounded by a high rampart of rock.

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic [Term?]

Origin

Inflected Forms

the Quiraing (canonical)

Questions

What does quiraing mean?
A landform on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish escarpment on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, taking the form of a craterous hollow surrounded by a high rampart of rock.
Where does quiraing come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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