ròibeanach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From ròibean (“squalid little beard; bushy beard, moustache, whisker; small rope or cord; mop”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ròibeanach (genitive singular masculine ròibeanaich, comparative ròibeanaiche)

  1. having a moustache or whiskers
  2. bushy (as a beard)
  3. ropy
  4. moppy

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ròibeanach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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