shillig-a-booka

/ˈʃɪlɪɡaˌbuːkə/

noun

snail (in its shell)

“After the rain, a load of shillig-a-bookas came out.”

OriginIrish seilide →
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Meanings

nounshillig-a-booka (plural shillig-a-bookas)

plural shillig-a-bookas · alternative shellika pooka

  1. Irelandsnail (in its shell)

    After the rain, a load of shillig-a-bookas came out.

Origin

  1. Irishseilide“snail”
  2. Englishshillig-a-booka

From Irish seilide (“snail”) búrc.

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