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The term for jack o' lantern, Seán na gealaí, means 'John of the moon'
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To hear ceapaire, liamhás, leitís, ⁊ maonáis
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Daily Irish Snippets, Food ⁊ Drinks (Bia ⁊ Deocha), pt.4
Coffee(s) - Caife (-fí) /ˈkafʲə; -fʲi:/
Cheese(s) - Cáis(eanna) /kɑːʃ; -ʃənˠə/
Apple(s) - Úll(a) /uːl̪ˠ; -l̪ˠə/
Rice - Rís /ɾˠiːʃ/
Honey - Mil /mʲɪlʲ/
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Glasra more or less means 'greenery'
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Fíonchaor means 'wine berry'
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Tréidlia means 'herd doctor'
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Máthair shúigh means 'sucking mother'. The giant squid is called máthair shúigh mór 'great sucking mother'. Scuid is an objectively boring alternative (I'm kidding)
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Míol Mór means 'large beast'. Really painting a word picture with that one, aren't we.
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The term francach comes from Luch Fhrancach 'French mouse'. As the part meaning mouse was lost, the word for rat also means French.
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Bóín Dé means 'god's little cow'
There is an adjective, faoileanda (seagull-like), which means 'graceful'
Breac also means 'speckled'
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Caochán means 'little one-eyed thing'
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Torcán means 'little pig'
Damhán Alla means 'fierce little ox'
Fíodóir means 'weaver'
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Iora Talún means 'soil squirrel'
Ciaróg means 'little dark thing'
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Gráinneog means something along the lines of 'little ugly one' or 'little hated one'
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Madra uisce means 'water dog'
Iasc órga is a pretty direct translation, 'golden fish'
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Scréachóg Ghorm means 'little blue screecher'
Cat Mara means 'cat of the sea', it's also a term for 'calamity'
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Fiach mara means 'sea raven'
Garrfhiach means 'garbage raven'
Badhbh is niche, but is significant to me due to its ties to the Morrigan. It's also an alternate term for a banshee/bean sí
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