"makou" meaning in Afrikaans

See makou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maˈkœu̯/, /məˈkœu̯/ Forms: makoue [plural]
Etymology: Thought to be ultimately from Portuguese Macau, due to a mistaken belief that the duck originated there. Compare maccoa duck. Etymology templates: {{der|af|pt|Macau}} Portuguese Macau Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|makoue|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} makou (plural makoue), {{af-noun|e}} makou (plural makoue)
  1. A Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata. Wikipedia link: maccoa duck Categories (lifeform): Ducks
    Sense id: en-makou-af-noun-cY12Qvmm Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for makou meaning in Afrikaans (1.7kB)

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