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bufflehead

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbʌfəlhɛd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butterbox, woolhead

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butterball, dipper, Bucephela albeola

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duck

History

Etymology

Compound of buffle (“buffalo”) + head, so called for its large head.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: kaskae utseʼe — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Breton: garv kilpenn gwenn — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Catalan: morell capblanc — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Czech: hohol bělavý — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Dutch: buffelkopeend — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Esperanto: grandkapa klangulo — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Finnish: pikkutelkkä — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • French: garrot albéole — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • French: petit garrot — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • German: Büffelkopfente — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Hungarian: fehérfejű kerceréce — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Italian: quattrocchi minore — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Japanese: 姫羽白 (himehajiro) — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Japanese: ヒメハジロ — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Lower Tanana: tl'aɬtaɬ — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Nahuatl: āmanacocheh — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bøffeland — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Polish: gągołek — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Portuguese: pato-de-touca-branca — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Romanian: rață sunătoare americană — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Russian: ма́лый го́голь (mályj gógolʹ) — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Spanish: porrón coronado — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Spanish: pato moñudo — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Spanish: pato pinto — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Spanish: porrón albeola — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Swedish: buffelhuvud — a duck in the goldeneye genus
  • Ukrainian: малий гоголь (malyj hoholʹ) — a duck in the goldeneye genus