Kyloe

[ kahy-loh ]

/ ˈkaɪ loʊ /

noun

West Highland.

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Origin of Kyloe

1745–55; earlier Kiley, Kylie < Scots Gaelic gaidhealach Gaelic, Highland, equivalent to Gaidheal Highlander, Gael + -ach adj. suffix

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British Dictionary definitions for kyloe

kyloe

/ (ˈkaɪləʊ) /

noun

a breed of small long-horned long-haired beef cattle from NW Scotland

Word Origin for kyloe

C19: of uncertain origin

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