bouchal

noun

bou·​chal

ˈbüəḵəl

plural -s

chiefly Irish

: young man : boy

specifically : herdboy

Word History

Etymology

Irish buachaill, from Middle Irish, cowherd; akin to Welsh bugail shepherd, Breton bugel; all from a prehistoric Celtic compound whose first and second constituents respectively are akin to Greek bous cow and to Latin colere to cultivate

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