corrie means A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 79 out of 100.
corrie is pronounced /ˈkɒɹi/.
Why “corrie” is a great word
A steep-sided, bowl-shaped hollow carved into a mountainside by the slow, immense grinding of glacial ice. From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”). Unlike the precise, international term “cirque” or the Welsh “cwm,” “corrie” carries the mist and grit of the Scottish Highlands in its syllables. It is a scooped-out amphitheater of shattered rock, a cradle for the last stubborn patches of winter snow, and a cold, silent pool reflecting only circling birds and the scud of clouds—a monument not to construction, but to the patient, colossal work of subtraction.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic coire (“cauldron, boiler; corrie”), which denotes a bowl-shaped geographical feature similar to a cirque.
noun
- A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.“Fleet foot on the correi, / Sage counsel in cumber, Red hand in the foray, / How sound is thy slumber!”
name
- A village in the isle of Arran, in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS0242).
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.
- A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne, or borrowed from the Dutch pet form of Cornelia.