Etymology

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Today it means: An insignificant amount; a trifle. Full definition →

Irish tráithnín
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromtráithnín
  2. Irish · borrowed fromtráithnín
  3. English todaythraneen

Borrowed from Irish tráithnín (“a stem of dried grass”).

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