soogan

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A form of sugan — A straw rope.

OriginScots suggan ← Irish súgán ← Proto-Celtic *souggo →
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Meanings

nounsoogan (plural soogans)

plural soogans · alternative sugan · alternative sougan

  1. alternativeAlternative form of sugan

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sew-“to bend, to cut, to drive”
  2. Proto-Celtic*souggo
  3. Irishsúgán“rope”
  4. Scotssuggan“light saddle; bedroll”
  5. Englishsoogan

From Scots suggan (“light saddle; bedroll”), from Irish súgán (“rope”), from Proto-Celtic *souggo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati). Doublet of sugan (“chair”).

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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