"bufflehead" meaning in English

See bufflehead in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌfəlhɛd/ Forms: buffleheads [plural]
Etymology: Compound of buffle (“buffalo”) + head, so called for its large head. Etymology templates: {{com|en|buffle|head|t1=buffalo}} buffle (“buffalo”) + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} bufflehead (plural buffleheads)
  1. A duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola. Categories (lifeform): Ducks Synonyms: butterbox, woolhead Translations (a duck in the goldeneye genus): garv kilpenn gwenn (Breton), morell capblanc [masculine] (Catalan), hohol bělavý [masculine] (Czech), buffelkopeend (Dutch), grandkapa klangulo (Esperanto), pikkutelkkä (Finnish), garrot albéole [masculine] (French), petit garrot [masculine] (French), Büffelkopfente [feminine] (German), fehérfejű kerceréce (Hungarian), quattrocchi minore [masculine] (Italian), 姫羽白 (himehajiro) (Japanese), ヒメハジロ (Japanese), āmanacocheh (Nahuatl), ayánítsiiʼí (Navajo), bøffeland [feminine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gągołek [masculine] (Polish), pato-de-touca-branca [masculine] (Portuguese), ма́лый го́голь (mályj gógolʹ) [masculine] (Russian), porrón coronado [masculine] (Spanish), pato moñudo [masculine] (Spanish), pato pinto [masculine] (Spanish), porrón albeola [masculine] (Spanish), buffelhuvud [common-gender] (Swedish), малий гоголь (malyj hoholʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (obsolete) One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-bufflehead-en-noun-avS80yqP Disambiguation of People: 26 74

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "a duck in the goldeneye genus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "porrón albeola"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a duck in the goldeneye genus",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "buffelhuvud"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "malyj hoholʹ",
      "sense": "a duck in the goldeneye genus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "малий гоголь"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "bufflehead"
  ],
  "word": "bufflehead"
}

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