woudaap
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCompound of woud + aap. Some have suggested that in this word aap is a variant of hop (“hoopoe”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwoudaap m (plural woudapen, diminutive woudaapje n)
- Any of the small bitterns of the genera Ixobrychus and Dupetor.
- (particularly) The little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus.
Usage notes
edit- Used somewhat more commonly in the diminutive.
Hypernyms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: woudapie
Further reading
edit- woudaap on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
- Ixobrychus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl