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lochan

/ˈlɔxən/ Scotland
/ˈlɒkən/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒkən

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Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic lochan, diminutive of loch (“lake”).

noun lochans

Scotland A small loch (lake) The moor is a bare and ancient landscape; the dank mosses studded with a mosaic of tiny lochans, stumps of vanished trees, largely devoid of sustenance for man and beast, an almost mythical emptiness where dragons, outlaws and elves might easily be imagined!

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@misc{lochan_2026,
  title = {lochan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lochan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}