Wiktionary

makou

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

Thought to be ultimately from Portuguese Macau, due to a mistaken belief that the duck originated there. Compare maccoa duck.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈkœu̯/, /məˈkœu̯/

Noun edit

makou (plural makoue)

  1. A Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.

Descendants edit

As a back-formation from the plural form:

  • → Zulu: ikewu
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