Sunday, 1 March 2026

Did you know that 'sugan' is actually Gaelic?

'Sugan' is a word borrowed from Gaelic 'súgán'.


sugan
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See 'sugan' on the Loan Words Map

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note: The sugawn chair gets its name from the Irish word súgán which refers to a rope particularly a rope made of straw. Its etymology traces back to the Proto-Celtic souggo ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root sew- meaning to bend to cut or to drive.
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