corrie

See also: Corrie

English

Etymology

From Highland Scottish Gaelic, perhaps from Celtic cor a corner.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kɒɹi/
Rhymes: -ɒri

Noun

corrie (plural corries)

A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.
- Sir Walter Scott
  Fleet foot on the corrie.

Synonyms

cirque

Translations

geographical feature of glaciation

Finnish: kattilalaakso (fi)
French: cirque (fr) f
Italian: circo (it) m

Russian: цирк (ru) m (cirk)
Scottish Gaelic: coire m
Welsh: cwm (cy)

Anagrams

correi, orrice

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