Focal an Lae #304
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: póca (POH-kuh) [poːkə]
Meaning: póca = pocket
Usage:
- Cad tá i do phóca? (KAHD TAW uh duh FOH-kuh) [kad taː ə də foːkə] = What’s in your pocket?
- Tá sé ag líonadh a phócaí. (TAW shay uh LEE-uh-nuh uh FOH-kwee) [taː s′eː ə l′iːnə ə foːkiː] = He’s lining his pockets.
(i.e., making money from his position)
History: Classical Irish “póca” comes from Anglo-Norman “poke”, from the Indo-European root *beu- (to swell). Cognates in English include “pocket”, “poke” and “pouch”.
Scottish Gaelic: pòca, pòcaid