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cylu

Pronunciation: /ˈky.lu/

“cylu” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

adjective

  1. spotted; speckled

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps derived from Proto-West Germanic *kalwī (“baldness, unfledgedness, callowness”), due to the fact that the young of many animals are often spotted or speckled.

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