clachan

[klah-khuhn, kla-]

cla·chan

[klah-khuhn, kla-]
noun Scot., Irish.
a small village or hamlet.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots ) < Scots Gaelic, equivalent to clach stone + -an diminutive suffix
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Clachan is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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clachan (Gaelic ˈklaxən, English ˈklæ-)
 
n
dialect (Scot), (Irish) a small village; hamlet
 
[C15: from Scottish Gaelic: probably from clach stone]

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