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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. Compare English quack, German quaken, Polish kwakać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkvako]
  • Rhymes: -ako
  • Hyphenation: kva‧ko

Noun

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kvako (accusative singular kvakon, plural kvakoj, accusative plural kvakojn)

  1. quack (of a duck)
  2. croak (of a frog or toad)