"sugan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsuː.ɡən/ [UK], /ˈsʌɡən/ [UK] Forms: sugans [plural], soogan [alternative], sugaun [alternative], sugawn [alternative], suggan [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish súgán (“rope”), from Proto-Celtic *souggo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati). Doublet of soogan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|súgán||rope}} Irish súgán (“rope”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*souggo}} Proto-Celtic *souggo, {{der|en|ine-pro|*sew-||to bend, to cut, to drive}} Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), {{cog|sa|सुवति}} Sanskrit सुवति (suvati), {{doublet|en|soogan}} Doublet of soogan Head templates: {{en-noun}} sugan (plural sugans)
  1. (Ireland) A straw rope. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-sugan-en-noun-MkmOcKL7 Categories (other): Irish English
  2. (Canada, US) A blanket or bedroll used for camping out. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-sugan-en-noun-NHEU1csQ Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Bedding Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 19 51 20 2 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 50 25 1 4 Disambiguation of Bedding: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sugan chair

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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