straukaun

Yola

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish *stráiceán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /st̪rɑˈkɑːn/

Noun

straukaun

  1. Tall, thin person.

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 161