Jump to content

purperkoet

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Dutch

[edit]
Porphyrio porphyrio

Etymology

[edit]

Compound of purper (“purple”) +‎ koet (“coot, coot-like bird”).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

[edit]

purperkoet m (plural purperkoeten, diminutive purperkoetje n)

  1. a swamphen
    Synonym: purperhoen
  2. (particularly) purple swamphen, sultana bird (Porphyrio porphyrio)
    Synonym: sultanshoen

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=purperkoet&oldid=83444373"