Standard Lemma guide

cowie

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

name

Meaning 1

Any of several places in Scotland

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A pill, especially of the drug ecstasy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northumbria, UK

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A left-handed person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northumbria, UK

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History

Etymology

From Gaelic colldha (“hazel”).

Real reading context

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