noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈɡædwɔːl/
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/ˈɡædˌwɔl/without the cot–caught merger
cot-caught-merger:/ˈɡædˌwɑl/
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noun
Meaning 1
A common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Origin unknown. In use since the 17th century.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بط سماري
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Armenian:
մոխրագույն բադ
(moxraguyn bad)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Belarusian:
качка-неразня
(kačka-njeraznja)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Bengali:
পিয়াং হাঁস
(piẏaṅ hãs)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Bulgarian:
сива патица
(siva patica)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Burmese:
ဘဲမဲ
(bhai:mai:)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Catalan:
ànec griset
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Chechen:
мокха акха бад
(moqa aqa bad)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Chinese Mandarin:
赤膀鸭
(chì bǎng yā)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Chuvash:
сӑрӑ кӑвакал
(sără k̬ăvak̬al)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Cornish:
hos loos
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Czech:
kopřivka
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Danish:
knarand
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Dutch:
krakeend
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Esperanto:
knaranaso
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Faroese:
sutlont
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Finnish:
harmaasorsa
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
French:
canard chipeau
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
North Frisian:
madelan
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Georgian:
რუხი იხვი
(ruxi ixvi)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
German:
Schnatterente
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Greek:
χαυλέλασμος
(chavlélasmos)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Greek:
αγριόπαπια
(agriópapia)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Greek:
καπακλής
(kapaklís)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Hungarian:
kendermagos réce
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Icelandic:
gargönd
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Irish:
gadual
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Italian:
canapiglia
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Japanese:
オカヨシガモ
(okayoshigamo)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Korean:
알락오리
(allagori)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Luxembourgish:
Schnadderint
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Malayalam:
ഗ്യാഡ്വാൾ
(gyāḍvāḷ)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Maltese:
kuluvert griż
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Mongolian:
ᠪᠣᠷᠣ ᠨᠣᠭᠣᠰᠣ
(boro noɣoso)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Nepali:
खडखडे हा“स
(khaḍakhaḍe hā“sa)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Polish:
krakwa
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Portuguese:
frisada
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Romanian:
rață pestriță
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Russian:
се́рая у́тка
(séraja útka)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Northern Sami:
ránessnárttal
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Shor:
пор ӧртек
(por örtek)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Slovak:
kačica chripľavá
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Spanish:
pato friso
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Swedish:
snatterand
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Thai:
เป็ดเทาก้นดํา
(pèt thaw kôn-dam)
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Turkish:
boz ördek
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Uzbek:
irgʻa
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Vietnamese:
vịt cánh trắng
— a common and widespread dabbling duck
Welsh:
hwyad lwyd
— a common and widespread dabbling duck