aasvogel

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UK/ˈɑːsˌfəʊ.ɡəl/US/ˈɑsˌfoʊ.ɡəl/

noun

Vulture.

OriginAfrikaans aasvogel ← Dutch aasvogel →
First used First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounaasvogel (plural aasvogels)

plural aasvogels · alternative aasvoel

  1. South AfricaliteraryrareVulture.First known use First attested in the mid 19ᵗʰ century.

    As the charge exploded I saw the aasvogel give a kind of backward twist.

    1912, H. Rider Haggard, Marie

Origin

  1. Dutchaasvogel
  2. Afrikaansaasvogel“vulture”
  3. Englishaasvogel

Borrowed from Afrikaans aasvogel (“vulture”) (obsolete form of aasvoël), from Dutch aasvogel, from aas (“carrion”) + vogel (“bird”).

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APA

aasvogel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aasvogel

MLA

“aasvogel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aasvogel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aasvogel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aasvogel.

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