shillig-a-booka

English

Alternative forms

• shellika pooka

Etymology

From Irish seilide (“snail”) búrc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪlɪɡaˌbuːkə/

Noun

shillig-a-booka (plural shillig-a-bookas)

1. (Ireland) snail (in its shell)

   After the rain, a load of shillig-a-bookas came out.