acushla
noun
acush·la
ə-ˈku̇sh-lə,
-ˈḵu̇sh-
plural -s
Irish
: darling
Word History
Etymology
Irish Gaelic a cuisle oh darling, from a oh + cuisle darling, literally, pulse, vein, from Old Irish cusle; akin to Scottish Gaelic cuisle pulse, vein
First Known Use
1825, in the meaning defined above