halfgans

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of half (“half”) +‎ gans (“goose”).

Noun

halfgans f (plural halfganzen, diminutive halfgansje n)

1. A large duck, generally referring to birds of the Tadorninae subfamily of the Anatidae, such as shelducks and sheldgeese.

Further reading

• halfgans on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl