macushla

noun

ma·​cush·​la

məˈküshlə,

-ku̇sh-,

-(ˌ)lä

plural -s

Irish

: darling

—used usually as a noun of address

Word History

Etymology

Irish Gaelic mo chuisle, literally, my vein, my blood

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