kyle

noun

ˈkī(ə)l

plural -s

Scottish

: channel, sound, strait

at the widening mouth of the kyle

—David Innes

Word History

Etymology

Scottish Gaelic caol, from caol narrow; akin to Old Irish cōil, cōel narrow, Latvian kaîls naked, bald

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