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Etymology
[edit]From Dutch kolgans (“white-fronted goose”). Equivalent to kol (“blaze”) + gans (“goose”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kolgans (plural kolganse)
Further reading
[edit]kolgans on the Afrikaans Wikipedia.Wikipedia af
Dutch
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of kol (“blaze”) + gans (“goose”), first attested in 1797.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kolgans f (plural kolganzen, diminutive kolgansje n)
- The white-fronted goose, greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons [from late 18th c.]
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: kolgans
Further reading
[edit]kolgans on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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