corrie

corrie

See also: Corrie

English

Etymology

From Highland Scottish Gaelic, perhaps from Celtic cor a corner.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɒɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɒri

Noun

corrie (plural corries)

1. A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     Fleet foot on the corrie.

Synonyms

• cirque

Translations

geographical feature of glaciation

Finnish: kattilalaakso (fi) French: cirque (fr) f Italian: circo (it) m

Russian: цирк (ru) m (cirk) Scottish Gaelic: coire m Welsh: cwm (cy)

Anagrams

• correi, orrice