Etymology

powan

P3O1W4A1N1

Today it means: Coregonus clupeoides, a species of freshwater whitefish endemic to Loch Lomond in Scotland. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic pollan
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  1. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed frompollan
  2. English todaypowan

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic pollan. Doublet of pollan.

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