camanachd

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noun

The game of shinty.

OriginScottish Gaelic camanachd →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nouncamanachd (usually uncountable, plural camanachds)

plural camanachds

  1. uncountableusuallyThe game of shinty.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shinty

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaeliccamanachd
  2. Englishcamanachd

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

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APA

camanachd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camanachd

MLA

“camanachd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camanachd. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camanachd,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camanachd.

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