Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gairloch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: gair-loch
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal village on Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG8076).

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Geàrrloch.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Geàrrloch

Phrases

Loch Gairloch

Questions

What does gairloch mean?: A coastal village on Loch Gairloch in Wester Ross, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NG8076).
Where does gairloch come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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