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lough

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Noun — A lake or a long, narrow inlet, particularly in Ireland.

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish loch (from Old Irish loch), from Proto-Celtic *loku ("lake, pool"), which ultimately goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lókus ("pond, pool"). A doublet of lay, loch, and Looe.

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