wigeon

W4I1G2E1O1N1
/ˈwɪdʒən//ˈwɪdʒɪn/

noun

Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks.

Similar
widgeonAnas penelopeMareca penelope
OriginMiddle French vigeon ← Old French vigeon →
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Meanings

nounwigeon (plural wigeons)

plural wigeons · alternative widgeon

  1. Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks.
  2. datedA fool.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfreshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals

Similar
widgeonAnas penelopeMareca penelope
Broader
duck

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchvignier“to whine or shout”
  2. Old Frenchvigeon
  3. Middle Frenchvigeon
  4. Englishwigeon

Early 16th century. Probably from Middle French vigeon, from Old French vigeon, vingeon (“wigeon”), from Old French vignier (“to whine or shout”) + -on (“noun suffix”).

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Translations

Bulgarian свирачка
  • свирачка (sviračka)a kind of duck
Catalan ànec xiulador
  • ànec xiuladora kind of duck
Czech hvízdák
  • hvízdáka kind of duck
Danish brunnakke, pibeand
  • brunnakkea kind of duck
  • pibeanda kind of duck
Dutch smient
  • smienta kind of duck
Esperanto Fajfanaso
  • Fajfanasoa kind of duck
Finnish haapana
  • haapanaa kind of duck
French canard siffleur
  • canard siffleura kind of duck
German Pfeifente
  • Pfeifentea kind of duck
Hungarian csörgővadkacsa, csörgő réce
  • csörgővadkacsaa kind of duck
  • csörgő récea kind of duck
Icelandic rauðhöfðaönd
  • rauðhöfðaönda kind of duck
Irish lacha rua, rualacha
  • lacha ruaa kind of duck
  • rualachaa kind of duck
Italian fischione
  • fischionea kind of duck
Japanese 緋鳥
  • 緋鳥 (hidori)a kind of duck
Korean 홍머리오리
  • 홍머리오리 (hongmeoriori)a kind of duck
Norwegian Bokmål brunnakke
  • brunnakkea kind of duck
Polish świstun
  • świstuna kind of duck
Portuguese piadeira
  • piadeiraa kind of duck
Romanian rață fluierătoare
  • rață fluierătoarea kind of duck
Russian свия́зь, свия́га
  • свия́зь (svijázʹ)a kind of duck
  • свия́га (svijága)a kind of duck
Spanish silbón, pato americano
  • silbóna kind of duck
  • pato americanoa kind of duck
Turkish fiyu
  • fiyua kind of duck
Welsh chwiwell, chwiw
  • chwiwella kind of duck
  • chwiwa kind of duck

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wigeon

religionpigeonpidginsmidgenPijinirreligioncommon wood pigeon
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Anagrams

gownie
Cite this entry
APA

wigeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wigeon

MLA

“wigeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wigeon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wigeon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wigeon.

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