Meanings
nounbufflehead (plural buffleheads)
plural buffleheads
- obsoleteOne who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow.First known use 1650s
What makes you stare so, bufflehead?
1694, unknown translation, Plautus
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounsmall North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
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Origin
Compound of buffle (“buffalo”) + head, so called for its large head.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan morell capblanc
- morell capblanca duck in the goldeneye genus
Czech hohol bělavý
- hohol bělavýa duck in the goldeneye genus
Dutch buffelkopeend
- buffelkopeenda duck in the goldeneye genus
Esperanto grandkapa klangulo
- grandkapa klanguloa duck in the goldeneye genus
Finnish pikkutelkkä
- pikkutelkkäa duck in the goldeneye genus
French garrot albéole, petit garrot
- garrot albéolea duck in the goldeneye genus
- petit garrota duck in the goldeneye genus
German Büffelkopfente
- Büffelkopfentea duck in the goldeneye genus
Hungarian fehérfejű kerceréce
- fehérfejű kercerécea duck in the goldeneye genus
Italian quattrocchi minore
- quattrocchi minorea duck in the goldeneye genus
Japanese 姫羽白, ヒメハジロ
- 姫羽白 (himehajiro)a duck in the goldeneye genus
- ヒメハジロa duck in the goldeneye genus
Norwegian Bokmål bøffeland
- bøffelanda duck in the goldeneye genus
Polish gągołek
- gągołeka duck in the goldeneye genus
Portuguese pato-de-touca-branca
- pato-de-touca-brancaa duck in the goldeneye genus
Romanian rață sunătoare americană
- rață sunătoare americanăa duck in the goldeneye genus
Russian ма́лый го́голь
- ма́лый го́голь (mályj gógolʹ)a duck in the goldeneye genus
Spanish porrón coronado, pato moñudo
- porrón coronadoa duck in the goldeneye genus
- pato moñudoa duck in the goldeneye genus
- pato pintoa duck in the goldeneye genus
- porrón albeolaa duck in the goldeneye genus
Swedish buffelhuvud
- buffelhuvuda duck in the goldeneye genus
Ukrainian малий гоголь
- малий гоголь (malyj hoholʹ)a duck in the goldeneye genus
Cite this entry
APA
bufflehead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufflehead
MLA
“bufflehead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufflehead. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bufflehead,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bufflehead.
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