garganey

noun

gar·​ga·​ney

ˈgärgənē

plural -s

: a European teal (Anas querquedula) having the male distinguished by a broad white stripe from eye to nape

Word History

Etymology

Italian dialect (16th century, region of Bellinzona, Ticino canton, southern Switzerland) garganei, of imitative origin

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