wawa

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US/ˈwaˌwa/

noun

A snow goose.

OriginOjibwe wewe →
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Meanings

wawa1

nounwawa (plural wawas)

plural wawas

  1. A snow goose.

    The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […]

    1914, Poultney Bigelow, James Henry Worman, Ben James Worman, Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest, page 14

wawa2

nounwawa (uncountable)

alternative wa-wa

  1. childishcolloquialuncountableWater.

wawa3

noun
  1. alternativedatedAlternative form of wau-wau

Wawa4

proper noun
  1. A township in Algoma district, Ontario, Canada, North America.

Wawa5

proper noun
  1. A Mambiloid language spoken in Cameroon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
obeche

Origin

wawa · noun

Perhaps related to wavey (“snow goose”)?

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wawa · noun

Shortened and simplified form of water.

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Wawa · proper noun

  1. Ojibwewewe“wild goose”
  2. EnglishWawa

From Ojibwe wewe (“wild goose”).

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Wawa · proper noun

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Cite this entry
APA

wawa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wawa

MLA

“wawa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wawa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wawa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wawa.

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