widgeon

or wig·eon

[ wij-uh n ]
/ ˈwɪdʒ ən /

noun, plural widg·eons, (especially collectively) widg·eon for 1.

any of several common freshwater ducks related to the mallards and teals in the genus Anas, having metallic green flight feathers, a white wing patch, and a buff or white forehead, including A. penelope of Eurasia and North Africa, A. sibilatrix of South America, and the baldpate, A. americana, of North America.
Obsolete. a fool.

Origin of widgeon

1505–15; perhaps < an AF correspondent of French vigeon < Vulgar Latin; compare Medieval Latin vipiō kind of crane (derivative of vip- imitative of bird's cry)

Words nearby widgeon

widemouth blindcat, widemouthed, widen, widescreen, widespread, widgeon, widget, widgie, widish, widnes, widow

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British Dictionary definitions for widgeon

widgeon
/ (ˈwɪdʒən) /

noun

a variant spelling of wigeon