Fáilte
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Fáilte (IPA: [ˈfɑːʎtʲə]) is a word with identical spelling and pronunciation in both the Irish language and the Scottish Gaelic language. It means "welcome".
This word appears in the Irish phrase céad míle fáilte (one hundred thousand welcomes) as well as the similar Scottish phrase ceud mìle fàilte.
The word also occurs in the name of Fáilte Ireland and its predecessor organization, Bord Fáilte (Board of Welcome).
The accent above the a is diacritic in Irish orthography known as the fada or síneadh fada.
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