Etymology

camanachd

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Today it means: The game of shinty. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic camanachd
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromcamanachd
  2. English todaycamanachd

From Scottish Gaelic camanachd, from caman (“shinty stick”). Cognate with Irish camánacht.

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