Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Carolina duck, woodie
Antonyms: none provided
showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: summer duck, wood widgeon, Aix sponsa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duck
Narrower terms: wood drake
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
-
Bulgarian:
каролинка
(karolinka)
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Catalan:
ànec de Carolina
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Dutch:
carolina-eend
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
German:
Brautente
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Hebrew:
ברווז עצים
(barvaz etsim)
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Hebrew:
ברווז קרולין
(barvaz karolin)
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Irish:
lacha choille
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Japanese:
アメリカオシ
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Korean:
아메리카원앙
(amerikawonang)
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Navajo:
naalʼeełí naashchʼąąʼígíí
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Portuguese:
pato-carolino
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Romanian:
rață cu ochi de șoim
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Russian:
кароли́нская у́тка
(karolínskaja útka)
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Spanish:
pato joyuyo
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Swedish:
brudand
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Unami:
kikichimwis
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Vietnamese:
vịt gỗ
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
-
Welsh:
hwyaden coed
— A colorful North American duck, Aix sponsa, that nests in hollow trees.
