chwilerwe

Welsh

Etymology

chwiler (“pupa”) +‎ gwe (“web”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χwɪˈlɛrwɛ/

Noun

chwilerwe m (plural chwilerweoedd, not mutable)

  1. cocoon
    Synonyms: cod, cocŵn, siobyn, sidangod

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “cocoon”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwilerwe”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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