moolyogue

Yola

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish maológ, from maol (“bald; hornless”). In Irish itself, the meaning “hornless cow” is formed with different suffixes: maoilín and maolán both have that meaning, while maológ means “unsophisticated person”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːljoːɡ/

Noun

moolyogue

  1. A hornless cow.

References

  • Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review‎[1], volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 159
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