Phrase guide

wild goose

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

any of many species of wildlife goose, such as the greylag goose or the Canada goose, whose wedge fly in a wedge or V form, or cuneiform, as opposed to the domesticated goose that would not fly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Middle English wilde gos. Equivalent to wild + goose.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сива гъска (siva gǎska) — species of wildlife goose
  • Cahuilla: 'alukul — species of wildlife goose
  • Chinese Cantonese: 雁 (ngaan6) — species of wildlife goose
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雁 (yàn) — species of wildlife goose
  • Chuvash: хуркайӑк (hurk̬ajăk) — species of wildlife goose
  • Czech: husa velká — species of wildlife goose
  • Danish: vildgås — species of wildlife goose
  • Estonian: hallhani — species of wildlife goose
  • Faroese: grágás — species of wildlife goose
  • Faroese: villgás — species of wildlife goose
  • Finnish: villihanhi — species of wildlife goose
  • French: oie cendrée — species of wildlife goose
  • German: Wildgans — species of wildlife goose
  • German: Graugans — species of wildlife goose
  • Greek: αγριόχηνα (agrióchina) — species of wildlife goose
  • Hindi: ग्रेलैग हंस (grelaig hans) — species of wildlife goose
  • Icelandic: grágæs — species of wildlife goose
  • Irish: gé fhiáin — species of wildlife goose
  • Japanese: 雁 — species of wildlife goose
  • Korean: 기러기 cf. 雁 (gireogi) — species of wildlife goose
  • Mi'kmaq: sulumgw — species of wildlife goose
  • Norman: pithot sauvage — species of wildlife goose
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grågås — species of wildlife goose
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gagl — species of wildlife goose
  • Polish: gęś gęgawa — species of wildlife goose
  • Portuguese: ganso-bravo — species of wildlife goose
  • Romanian: gâscă sălbatică — species of wildlife goose
  • Russian: се́рый гусь (séryj gusʹ) — species of wildlife goose
  • Spanish: ánsar común — species of wildlife goose
  • Spanish: ganso común — species of wildlife goose
  • Spanish: oca común — species of wildlife goose
  • Swedish: vildgås — species of wildlife goose
  • Taos: pʼȍcákana — species of wildlife goose
  • Welsh: gŵydd wyllt — species of wildlife goose