cailleach

noun

cail·​leach

variants or less commonly cailliach

ˈkālˌyəḵ,

ˈkälˌ(y)əḵ

plural -s

Irish & Scottish

: an old woman : crone, hag

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic & Irish Gaelic cailleach, from Old Irish caillech nun, from caille veil, from Latin pallium cloak

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