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acushla

noun
acush·​la | \ ə-ˈku̇sh-lə, -ˈḵu̇sh-\
plural -s

Definition of acushla

Irish
: darling

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First Known Use of acushla

1825, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acushla

Irish Gaelic a cuisle oh darling, from a oh + cuisle darling, literally, pulse, vein, from Old Irish cusle; akin to Scottish Gaelic cuisle pulse, vein

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