"dwagon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dwagons [plural]
Etymology: From dragon pronounced with rhotacism, imitating childlike or endearing speech. Compare wittle (“little”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|dragon}} dragon, {{l|en|rhotacism}} rhotacism, {{l|en|wittle||little}} wittle (“little”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dwagon (plural dwagons)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of dragon. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: dragon Related terms: dwaggy
    Sense id: en-dwagon-en-noun-4ICb6zCK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings

Inflected forms

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