wigeon

wig·eon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wij-uh n]
- /ˈwɪdʒ ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wij-uh n]
- /ˈwɪdʒ ən/

Definitions of wigeon word

abbreviation WIGEON widgeon. 1
noun plural wigeon any of several common freshwater ducks related to the mallards and teals in the genus Anas, having metallic green flight feathers, a white wing patch, and a buff or white forehead, including A. penelope of Eurasia and North Africa, A. sibilatrix of South America, and the baldpate, A. americana, of North America. 1
noun plural wigeon Obsolete. a fool. 1
noun wigeon A dabbling duck with mainly reddish -brown and gray plumage, the male having a whistling call. 1
noun wigeon a Eurasian duck, Anas penelope, of marshes, swamps, etc, the male of which has a reddish-brown head and chest and grey and white back and wings 0
noun wigeon any of certain wild freshwater ducks 0

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Origin of wigeon

First appearance:

before 1505

One of the 26% oldest English words

1505-15; perhaps < an AF correspondent of French vigeon < Vulgar Latin; compare Medieval Latin vipiō kind of crane (derivative of vip- imitative of bird's cry)

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wigeon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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