cailleach
noun
cail·leach
variants or less commonly cailliach
ˈkālˌyəḵ,
ˈkälˌ(y)əḵ
plural -s
Irish & Scottish
: an old woman : crone, hag
Word History
Etymology
Scottish Gaelic & Irish Gaelic cailleach, from Old Irish caillech nun, from caille veil, from Latin pallium cloak