filibeg

Related to filibeg: slivovitz, Chantilly

filibeg

(ˈfɪlɪˌbɛɡ) ,

fillibeg

philibeg

(Clothing & Fashion) the kilt worn by Scottish Highlanders

[C18: from Scottish Gaelic fēileadhbeag, from fēileadh kilt + beag small]

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However, to preserve the local flavour, he sensibly borrows Scottish words such as coot (166), kail (186), plaid (189), kirk (189), glen (219), lough (228), brogues (253), filibeg (256), cairn (261), sgailc (265), dun (303), laird (334), tacksman (335), quern (369) and seanachadhis (387).