English
machree
Machree comes from Irish mo chroí.
- Irishc. 1200–presentmo chroíliterally ‘my heart’
- Englishtodaymachree
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentmo chroíliterally ‘my heart’
- Englishtodaymachree
Every English word from Irish mo chroí
Today it means
noun Term of endearment.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish mo chroí / machree