krakeend

Dutch

Mareca strepera (male) in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

Pleonastic compound of krak (“gadwall”) +‎ eend (“duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɑk.eːnt/

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• Hyphenation: krak‧eend

Noun

krakeend f (plural krakeenden, diminutive krakeendje n)

1. The gadwall, Mareca strepera

Further reading

• krakeend on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl