Inherited fromMiddle Welshchuyssigen, an alteration (with the suffix-en) ofProto-Brythonic*guɨsig, fromLatinvēsīca(“bladder”).
chwysigen f (pluralchwysigod,not mutable)
- blister
- Synonyms:pothell,swigen
- bubble
- Synonyms:bwrlwm,swigen
- (botany)bladder
- Synonym:swigen
- (anatomy, botany)vesicle
- Synonym:swigen
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