alpachán

== Irish == === Etymology === From alp (“swallow whole, devour; grab”, transitive verb) +‎ -achán or alpach (“voracious, greedy; grabbing”) +‎ -án. === Noun === alpachán m (genitive singular alpacháin, nominative plural alpacháin) alternative form of alpán (“lump, chunk; chunky person”) alternative form of alpaire (“voracious eater; grabber; large stone”) (informal, derogatory) pig (greedy person) Synonyms: craosaire, muc, pórc ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “alpaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “alpán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN “alpachán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026