Etymology

corrie

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Today it means: A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic coire
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corrie · noun1

  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromcoire
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromcoire
  3. English todaycorrie

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic coire.

Corrie · proper noun2

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromcoire“cauldron, boiler; corrie”
  2. English todayCorrie

From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque.

Corrie · proper noun3

Diminutive from Coronation Street + -ie.

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