peewit

English

Alternative forms

• pewit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːwɪt/

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Noun

peewit (plural peewits)

1. any of several birds
   1. northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
   2. laughing gull (Xema ridibundus)
   3. pewee or peewee
2. the sound of the call of the peewit

Translations

Vanellus vanellus

• Asturian: cigoreya (ast), chova (ast), neverina (ast), pegueta (ast), peguiella (ast)
• Belarusian: кні́гаўка f (kníhaŭka), ка́ня f (kánja)
• Czech: čejka chocholatá
• French: vanneau huppé (fr) m
• German: Kiebitz (de) m
• Irish: pilibín m
• Scots: teuchat
• Scottish Gaelic: curracag f, adharcan m
• Welsh: cornchwiglen f