Caochan

Type

River, Sounds

Area of origin

Scotland

Area of use

Scotland

  1. A slender stream in peat, so hidden by vegetation that its presence is only given away by the sound of flowing water.
  2. The eddying of air or water.
  3. The sound of bubbling worts.

Etymology

Scots Gaelic

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Entry contributors:

Ruairidh MacIlleathain (from Rathad an Isein - The Bird's Road)