boreen

noun /bɔːˈɹiːn/

1. A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland, often characterised by a ridge of grass growing in the middle.

   Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen \ And she smiled as she passed me by.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Irish bóithrín, from bóthar (“road”) and -ín (diminutive suffix).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry boreen (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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