beallach

noun

beal·​lach

variants or less commonly bealach

ˈbeˌläḵ

plural -s

Scottish & Irish

: a mountain pass

Word History

Etymology

Irish Gaelic bealach road, path, mountain pass, from Middle Irish belach gap, pass

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