fraughan

/ˈfɹɒhən/

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Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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noun

"Unlike the Wicklow Gold Mines at Mount Croughan, / Where thrives that Lilliputian Tree, the Fraughan."
"His bare feet, as they trod the heather and fraughan beneath them , sent a thrill of primitive ecstacy to his expectant mind."
"Over the centuries and over the seasons, fruit gathering became woven into the fabric of Irish rural life and the fraughan, being the first of the wild berries to ripen, was the occasion for an outing."

Borrowed from Irish fraochán (“blueberry, bilberry”).

fraughans (plural) fraochan (alternative) fraghan (alternative) frawn (alternative)

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How do you pronounce fraughan?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɒhən/.

What does fraughan mean?

The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).

Where does fraughan come from?

Borrowed from Irish fraochán (“blueberry, bilberry”).

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