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cailleach

noun
cail·leach
variants: or less commonly cailliach \ˈkālˌyəḵ, ˈkälˌ(y)əḵ \
plural -s

Definition of cailleach 

Irish & Scottish

: an old woman : crone, hag

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History and Etymology for cailleach

Scottish Gaelic & Irish Gaelic cailleach, from Old Irish caillech nun, from caille veil, from Latin pallium cloak

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