Meanings
noungadwall (plural gadwalls)
plural gadwalls
- A common, widespread dabbling duck which breeds in the northern hemisphere (Mareca strepera, syn. Anas strepera).
Origin
Origin unknown. In use since the 17th century.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بط سماري
- بط سماريa common and widespread dabbling duck
Bengali পিয়াং হাঁস
- পিয়াং হাঁস (piẏaṅ hãs)a common and widespread dabbling duck
Bulgarian сива патица
- сива патица (siva patica)a common and widespread dabbling duck
Catalan ànec griset
- ànec griseta common and widespread dabbling duck
Chinese Mandarin 赤膀鸭
- 赤膀鸭 (chì bǎng yā)a common and widespread dabbling duck
Czech kopřivka
- kopřivkaa common and widespread dabbling duck
Danish knarand
- knaranda common and widespread dabbling duck
Dutch krakeend
- krakeenda common and widespread dabbling duck
Esperanto knaranaso
- knaranasoa common and widespread dabbling duck
Finnish harmaasorsa
- harmaasorsaa common and widespread dabbling duck
French canard chipeau
- canard chipeaua common and widespread dabbling duck
German Schnatterente
- Schnatterentea common and widespread dabbling duck
Greek χαυλέλασμος, αγριόπαπια
- χαυλέλασμος (chavlélasmos)a common and widespread dabbling duck
- αγριόπαπια (agriópapia)a common and widespread dabbling duck
- καπακλής (kapaklís)a common and widespread dabbling duck
Hungarian kendermagos réce
- kendermagos récea common and widespread dabbling duck
Icelandic gargönd
- gargönda common and widespread dabbling duck
Irish gadual
- gaduala common and widespread dabbling duck
Italian canapiglia
- canapigliaa common and widespread dabbling duck
Japanese オカヨシガモ
- オカヨシガモ (okayoshigamo)a common and widespread dabbling duck
Korean 알락오리
- 알락오리 (allagori)a common and widespread dabbling duck
Polish krakwa
- krakwaa common and widespread dabbling duck
Portuguese frisada
- frisadaa common and widespread dabbling duck
Romanian rață pestriță
- rață pestrițăa common and widespread dabbling duck
Russian се́рая у́тка
- се́рая у́тка (séraja útka)a common and widespread dabbling duck
Slovak kačica chripľavá
- kačica chripľaváa common and widespread dabbling duck
Spanish pato friso
- pato frisoa common and widespread dabbling duck
Swedish snatterand
- snatteranda common and widespread dabbling duck
Thai เป็ดเทาก้นดำ
- เป็ดเทาก้นดำ (pèt tʰaw kôn-dam)a common and widespread dabbling duck
Turkish boz ördek
- boz ördeka common and widespread dabbling duck
Vietnamese vịt cánh trắng
- vịt cánh trắnga common and widespread dabbling duck
Welsh hwyad lwyd
- hwyad lwyda common and widespread dabbling duck
Cite this entry
APA
gadwall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadwall
MLA
“gadwall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadwall. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gadwall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadwall.
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