thokeawn

Yola

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish túcán (“toucan”). Its beak resembles a fire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuːˈkɔːn/

Noun

thokeawn

1. (figurative) A destructive fire.

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 136