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Word entry · 8 letters

shamrock

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"Irish clover symbol"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃæm.ɹɒk/Part of speech nounSorted achkmorsStarts with SEnds with K1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock

Word origin

From Irish seamróg, from Old Irish semróc, diminutive of semar, semair (“clover”), from Proto-Celtic *semarā, *semaris (compare Gaulish uisumaris (“clover”)), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *semh₁r-, *smeh₁r-. Related to Old Norse smári (“clover”) and possibly Georgian სამყურა (samq̇ura, “clover”).

Used in a sentence

  • She wore a shamrock in honor of her Irish ancestry.
  • The fields were covered with shamrocks.

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