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cúpla focal

Language: Irish · [ˈkuːpˠlˠə ˈfˠɔkəlˠ] · Pronunciation: KOOP-lah FUK-ul

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Meaning

the few words of Irish most people kept from school — a smattering

The story

Cúpla focal means a couple of words, and cúpla is a cousin of English couple: both come from Old French cople. Most Irish people studied the language for years at school and kept a handful of it, which comes out for greetings and speeches. English would call it a smattering.

The four rounds

Which language is it from?
Irish
What does it literally say?
A couple of words
Where would you hear it?
A president opening a speech in Gaelic
What does it mean?
The few words most people still know

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