farchluais

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms
  • far-chluais

Etymology

far- +‎ cluais

Noun

farchluais f (genitive singular farchluaise, plural farchluaisean)

  1. eavesdropping

Usage notes
  • Can be used as a verbal noun:
    Bha i daonnan a' farchluais. ― She was always eavesdropping.

Derived terms
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