- snaoisean
- snuff, Irish snaoisín, snísín; from English sneezing in sneesing powder, the old name for snuff, Scottish sneeshin, sneezin.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.
sneesh|ing — «SNEE shihng», noun. Scottish. 1. snuff. 2. a pinch of snuff. ╂[perhaps < Scottish Gaelic snaoisín, Irish snaoisean, alterations of English sneezing] … Useful english dictionary