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goshawk

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɡɒshɔːk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada: /ˈɡɑshɑk/
  • rhymes with -ɒshɔːk
  • rhymes with -ɑshɑk
  • CMU ARPABET: G AA1 S HH AO2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several birds of prey, principally in the genus Accipiter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Accipiter gentilis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hawk

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English goshauk, from Old English gōshafoc (“goose hawk”), from gōs (“goose”) and hafoc (“hawk”). Compare also Old Norse gáshaukr and Late Middle English gosling. The bird gets its name from the fact that the birds of the species are hawks that were alleged to prey on geese.

Across languages

Translations

75 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: petrit — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Albanian: gjeraqinë — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Albanian: sokol — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Arabic: بَاز (bāz) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Arabic: بَازِيّ (bāziyy) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Asturian: ferre — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Asturian: taforru — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Azerbaijani: tetraçalan — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Belarusian: цецяру́к (cjecjarúk) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Breton: gwazsparfell — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Bulgarian: я́стреб кокошкар (jástreb kokoškar) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Catalan: astor — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Chechen: куьйра (küüra) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蒼鷹 /苍鹰 (cāngyīng) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Czech: jestřáb — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Danish: duehøg — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Dutch: havik — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Esperanto: akcipitro — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Estonian: kanakull — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Faroese: høsnaheykur — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Finnish: kanahaukka — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • French: autour — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • West-Frisian: hauk — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Friulian: cagnŕs — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Galician: azor — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • German: Habicht — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Greek: διπλοσάινο (diplosáino) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Hungarian: héja — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Icelandic: gáshaukur — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Indonesian: elang-alap — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Irish: spioróg mhór — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Italian: astore — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Japanese: オオタカ (ōtaka) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Kumyk: къарчыгъа (qarçığa) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Ladin: sparvel gran — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Latin: Accipiter gentilis — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Latvian: vistu vanags — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Lithuanian: vištvanagis — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Macedonian: јастреб кокошкар (jastreb kokoškar) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Maltese: sparvier tal-ħamiem — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Manx: shawk ny sperriu — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Navajo: giníłbáhí — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Norwegian: hønsehauk — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Occitan: astor — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: açor — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Polish: jastrząb — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Portuguese: açor — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Romani: hulyo — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Romani: hulyaika — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Romanian: uliu — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Romansh: sprer — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Romansh: sprer gond — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Romansh: sprer da giaglinas — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Russian: тетеревя́тник (teterevjátnik) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Russian: я́стреб-тетеревя́тник (jástreb-teterevjátnik) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Russian: большо́й я́стреб (bolʹšój jástreb) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Sami: goahppilfálli — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Sardinian: stori columbinu — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Sardinian: istore lepperajolu — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Scottish Gaelic: glas-sheabhag — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Scottish Gaelic: seabhag-riabhach — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Scottish Gaelic: seabhag-mhór — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Scottish Gaelic: gos-sheabhag — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Serbo-Croatian: jастреб кокошар — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Serbo-Croatian: jastreb kokošar — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Slovak: jastrab lesný — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Slovene: kragulj — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Upper Sorbian: jatřob — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Spanish: azor — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Swedish: duvhök — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Turkish: çakır — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Ukrainian: я́струб вели́кий (jástrub velýkyj) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Ukrainian: тетерев’я́тник (teterevʺjátnyk) — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Volapük: gokahauk — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter
  • Welsh: gwalch marth — bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter