"turlough" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɜː.lɒx/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-turlough.wav [Southern-England] Forms: turloughs [plural]
Etymology: From Irish tur (“dry”) + loch (“lake”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ga|tur||dry}} Irish tur (“dry”), {{m|ga|loch||lake}} loch (“lake”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} turlough (plural turloughs)
  1. (Ireland) A temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season. Wikipedia link: Turlough (lake) Tags: Ireland Synonyms (temporary lake): vernal pool
    Sense id: en-turlough-en-noun-yDwB3MnN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Irish English

Inflected forms

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