wigeon

English

Anas penelope

Alternative forms

widgeon

Etymology

early 16th century: perhaps of imitative origin and suggested by pigeon

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪdʒən, -ɪdʒɪn
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Noun

wigeon (plural wigeons)

Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks.
(dated) A fool.

Derived terms

American wigeon Anas americana
Chiloe wigeon Anas sibilatrix
Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope

Translations

a kind of duck

Catalan: ànec xiulador m
Czech: hvízdák
Danish: brunnakke (da) c, pibeand (da) c
Dutch: smient (nl)
Finnish: haapana (fi)
French: canard siffleur (fr)
German: Pfeifente f
Hungarian: csörgővadkacsa
Italian: fischione (it) m
Japanese: 緋鳥 (hidori)
Korean: 홍머리오리 (hongmeoriori)

Luxembourgish: Päifint f
Manx: ommidan
Norman: sûfflieux m
Northern Sami: snárttal
Polish: świstun (pl) m
Portuguese: piadeira (pt) f
Romanian: rață fluierătoare f
Russian: свия́зь (ru) f (svijázʹ), свия́га (ru) f (svijága)
Spanish: silbón m, pato americano m
Venetian: ciosso m

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