corrie
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
correi
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic coire.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒɹi/
Rhymes: -ɒɹi
=== Noun ===
corrie (plural corries)
(Scotland) A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.
Synonyms: cirque, combe, cwm
==== Translations ====
=== Anagrams ===
correi, orrice
== Scots ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Scottish Gaelic coire (“caldron”); compare Irish coire.
==== Noun ====
corrie (plural corries)
a hollow between hills; a cirque on a hillside
=== Etymology 2 ===
See coorie.
==== Verb ====
corrie (third-person singular simple present corries, present participle corriein, simple past and past participle corriet)
alternative spelling of coorie (“to stoop; to snuggle”)
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