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Meaning of "fraughan" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRAUGHAN

From Irish Gaelic fraochán, diminutive of fraoch heather.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FRAUGHAN

fraughan  [ˈfrɒhən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRAUGHAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fraughan is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRAUGHAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fraughan

Vaccinium myrtillus

Vaccinium myrtillus is a species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, commonly called "bilberry", "whortleberry" or European blueberry. It has much in common with the American blueberry. It is more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortleberry, to distinguish it from other Vaccinium relatives. Regional names include blaeberry, hurtleberry, huckleberry, winberry and fraughan.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRAUGHAN


brehon
ˈbriːhən
Monaghan
ˈmɒnəhən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRAUGHAN

fraud
Fraud Squad
fraudful
fraudfully
fraudsman
fraudster
fraudulence
fraudulency
fraudulent
fraudulent conversion
fraudulentness
Frauen
Frauenfeld
fraught
fraughtage
Fraunhofer
Fraunhofer lines
frawzey
fraxinella
fray

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRAUGHAN

adhan
afghan
arghan
ataghan
Callaghan
Elizabethan
Foshan
Jonathan
khan
lohan
Nathan
nothing less than
orphan
other than
Rajasthan
Shan
than
Vaughan
Wuhan
yataghan

Synonyms and antonyms of fraughan in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fraughan» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRAUGHAN

Find out the translation of fraughan to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fraughan from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fraughan» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fraughan
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fraughan
570 millions of speakers

English

fraughan
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fraughan
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فروغان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fraughan
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Fraughan
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fraughan
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fraughan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fraughan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fraughan
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fraughan
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fraughan
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fraughan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Fraughan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fraughan
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रॅगन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fraughan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fraughan
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fraughan
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fraughan
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fraughan
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fraughan
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fraughan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fraughan
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

fraughan
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fraughan

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRAUGHAN»

The term «fraughan» is used very little and occupies the 179.555 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRAUGHAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fraughan

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRAUGHAN»

Discover the use of fraughan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fraughan and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The World Cookbook: The Greatest Recipes from Around the ...
Irish. Fraughan. Cake. 1/2 cup butter 2 cups self-rising flour, sifted with 1/2 tsp 1/2 cup sugar baking soda, and a pinch of salt 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup milk 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup bilberries (substitute huckleberries or blueberries) Butter and ...
Jeanne Jacob-Ashkenazi, Michael Ashkenazi, Michael Ashkenazi Ph.D., 2014
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Tressa
In Ireland it is Fraughan Sunday. Everyone will be climbing in the bakery wagon and riding outside of Dublin to comb the heather for fraughan.” “What's fraughan? ” Ethan completely mispronounced the word, which made Tressa laugh.
Barbara T. Cerny, 2011
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The Country Cooking of Ireland
Makes enough tofill 3 to 4 one-pint/475-ml jars Fraughan (or frocken) is the Irish name for the bilberry—which, next to the apple, notes Theodora FitzGibbon, is “ perhaps . . . the most Irish of all fruits.” A small bluish-black berry of the genus ...
Colman Andrews, 2009
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Irish Puddings, Tarts, Crumbles, and Fools: 80 Glorious Desserts
... Theodora, 9, 24, 83 Flummery,162 Raspberry Flummery, 89 Strawberry Flummery, 87 variations on, 81 Fools Apple Fool, 84 Fraughan Fool, 83 Gooseberry Fool, 82 Raspberry-Rhubarb Fool, 88 variations on, 81 Forde, Shirley, 122 Foyle, ...
Margaret Johnson, 2013
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Place for the arts
WHY I MAKE SCULPTURE CHARLES FRAUGHAN Charles Fraughan : It's a driving force, which I don't seem to have any control over. It's sort of a weakness, like a person who drinks heavily. Occasionally, I have a pint, but I don't really drink ...
North West Arts Association (Great Britain), Alexander Schouvaloff, 1970
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The Celtic Diet: Let History Shape Your Future
In Ireland, the fruit is known as fraughan, from the Irish fraochan, and is traditionally gathered on the last Sunday in July, known as Fraughan Sunday. The fruits can be eaten fresh or made into jams, juices or pies. In France and in Italy, they are ...
Breanne Findlay, 2012
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Guide to Antioxidants
In Ireland, the fruit is known as fraughan, from the Irish fraochán, and is traditionally gathered on the last Sunday in July, known as Fraughan Sunday. Bilberries were also collected at Lughnassadh in August, the first traditional harvest festival ...
Bob Wass
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Hiking in Ireland
For further information, contact the Army Range Warden service (%045-404 653). upper Fraughan Rock Glen. Having enjoyed tremendous views from the wide summit, there's the secluded beauty of Art's Lough to look forward to on the ...
Helen Fairbairn, Gareth McCormack, 2010
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Knockmaroon
FRAUGHAN PIE LAST night we dined on fraughan pie, Our windows open to the wood, And I believe a fairy stood Watching us from the twihght gloom, The table and the lamp-lit room. I heard her whisper "Is it good ? The juice is like a royal ...
Winifred M. Letts, 1933
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Celtic and early Christian Wexford: AD 400 to 1166
Rock Sunday and Fraughan Sunday and even carried with it the custom of eating new potatoes for the first time, so we need have no hesitation in regarding it as a Lughnasa festival. The earlier date may have been chosen here because of the ...
Edward Culleton, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRAUGHAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fraughan is used in the context of the following news items.
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Welsh Premier play-offs: Mark Jones gives Aber victory over Gap …
Nomads regained the lead on 67 minutes when Steve Evans headed Ryan Fraughan's corner past Lewis to make the score 2-1. «Daily Post North Wales, May 15»
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Welsh Premier round-up: Bala Town clinch Europa League spot
In front of a record crowd of 763, the hosts equalised on the half hour when Ryan Fraughan found Cortez Belle and he headed the ball into the ... «Daily Post North Wales, Apr 15»
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Welsh Premier & non-League round-up
The visitors took a first-half lead thanks to Andy Parkinson's goal, but a brace from Alan Bull and one from Ryan Fraughan gave Gap Connah's ... «BBC Sport, Apr 15»
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Welsh Premier round-up: Bala Town one point from securing …
Nomads had chances too with Jamie Crowter not quite able to connect with Fraughan's pass and sub Russell Courtney heading against the ... «Daily Post North Wales, Apr 15»
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Bangor City 1 gap Connah's Quay 2: Citizens dragged back into …
Quay's Steve Evans failed to make the most of a free header from a Ryan Fraughan corner, but then the hosts began to stamp some authority ... «Daily Post North Wales, Apr 15»
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Prestatyn Town 3 gap Connah's Quay 4: Nomads aren't safe yet …
Ryan Fraughan provided two assists for The Nomads. Picture courtesy of NCM media. “So the way it was, we can't be too harsh on the lads at ... «Daily Post North Wales, Mar 15»
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Carmarthen Town stumble after great start against Connah's Quay
Following Ryan Fraughan's long free-kick into the crowded penalty area, Town's defenders squandered several chances to clear the ball ... «Carmarthen Journal, Mar 15»
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Gap Connah's Quay 1 Bangor City 1: We were the better side says …
Totally against the run of play, Quay took a 35th minute lead when a Ryan Fraughan free kick, taken much further forward than from where the ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
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Welsh Cup round-up: Bangor City progress to next round
Connolly and Conall Murtagh were successful for Bala but Sheridan and Hunt missed while Fraughan, Danny Harrison and George Horan ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
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TNS put treble bid to the test
Midfielder Sam Finley and winger Jamie Mullan are added to the squad after shaking off knocks, while winger Ryan Fraughan has been loaned ... «Powys County Times, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fraughan [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fraughan>. Apr 2024 ».
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