boreen

A paved boreen in Ireland.

Meaning

Noun

A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.

Origin

Borrowed from Irish bóithrín, diminutive of bóthar.

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