kolgans
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch kolgans (“white-fronted goose”). Equivalent to kol (“blaze”) + gans (“goose”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkolgans (plural kolganse)
Further reading
edit- kolgans on the Afrikaans Wikipedia.Wikipedia af
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of kol (“blaze”) + gans (“goose”), first attested in 1797.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkolgans f (plural kolganzen, diminutive kolgansje n)
- The white-fronted goose, greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons [from late 18th c.]
Descendants
edit- Afrikaans: kolgans
Further reading
edit- kolgans on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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