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wawa

US/ˈwaˌwa/

wawa noun: a snow goose. Also the alternative form of wau-wau.

Noun (1)

wawa (plural wawas)

  1. A snow goose.
    • The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […]1914, Poultney Bigelow, James Henry Worman, Ben James Worman, Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest, page 14

Noun (2)

wawa (uncountable)

  1. (childish, colloquial) Water.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Wawa

Wawa

  1. A township in Algoma district, Ontario, Canada, North America.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Wawa

Wawa

  1. A Mambiloid language spoken in Cameroon.

Also used as

wawa is also the alternative form of wau-wau.

Forms of wawa

pluralwawas
alternative formwa-wa

Origin of wawa

Perhaps related to wavey (“snow goose”)?

Shortened and simplified form of water.

From Ojibwe wewe (“wild goose”).

Questions about wawa

What does wawa mean?
Wawa means a snow goose.
What part of speech is wawa?
Wawa can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce wawa?
Wawa is pronounced /ˈwaˌwa/ (US).
What is the plural of wawa?
The plural of wawa is wawas.

Words near wawa in the dictionary

  1. wavy-leaved eremophilas
  2. wavyish
  3. wavyleaf
  4. waw
  5. waw-waw
  6. wawa
  7. Wawarsing
  8. wawas
  9. wawaskeesh
  10. Wawat
  11. wawation

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