garganey

garganey noun: a small dabbling duck, Anas querquedula, that breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa.

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Noun

garganey (plural garganeys)

A small dabbling duck, Anas querquedula, that breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa.

garganey meaning in Bengali, Malayalam, Arabic and Thai

garganey in Arabic

duck: شَرْشِير صَيْفِيّ šaršīr ṣayfiyy

garganey in Thai

duck: เป็ดลาย pèt laay

More languagesFewer languages

garganey in Vietnamese: mòng két mày trắng

Forms of garganey

plural	garganeys

Origin of garganey

From the Italian/Lombard language word gargenei, variant of garganello, by dissimilation of earlier *gargalella, diminutive of *gargala, ultimately from Late Latin gargala (“tracheal artery”), from the root *garg (“throat”), imitative of gargling, see also Ancient Greek γαργαρεών (gargareṓn, “uvula, trachea”). The English usage owes its origins to Conrad Gesner, who used the Italian name in the third volume of his Historiae Animalium (History of Animals) of 1555.

Questions about garganey

What does garganey mean?: Garganey means a small dabbling duck, Anas querquedula, that breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, and winters in Africa.
What is garganey in Bengali?: Garganey in Bengali is গিরিয়া হাঁস (giriẏa hãs). See Garganey meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is garganey?: Garganey is a noun.
What is the plural of garganey?: The plural of garganey is garganeys.

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