cachlwyth

Welsh

Etymology

From cach (“shit”) +‎ llwyth (“load”), a calque of English shitload; compare tanllwyth (“great fire”) and trymlwyth.

Pronunciation

Noun

cachlwyth m (plural cachlwythi)

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) shitload
    • 1978: Mary Wiliam, Dawn Ymadrodd, page 13 (Gwasg Gomer)
      A hynny a roddodd fod i Bachlwyth cachlwyth. Nid yw bellach yn cael ei gyfyngu i’r cae gwair; mae’n cael ei ddefnyddio i ddisgrifio unrhyw lwyth neu bentwr blêr, neu sy’n ormod o goflaid[.]
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Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cachlwyth gachlwyth nghachlwyth chachlwyth
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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