- boreen
- noun Etymology: Irish bóthrín, diminutive of bóthar road Date: 1836 Irish a narrow country lane
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Boreen — (from the Irish bóithrín , meaning a small road) is an Irish term for a narrow, rough, unsurfaced road. It is also occasionally used in names of narrow urban roads, for example St. Mobhi Bóithrín (commonly known as Mobhi Boreen) in Glasnevin,… … Wikipedia
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boreen — bo·reen … English syllables
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