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gander

/ˈɡændə/GAN-dur
/ˈɡændɚ/GAN-dur

Meaninga male goose

Common meaning: a male goose

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishgandrasourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgandresource
  3. Englishgander‘a male goose’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English gandra ‘a male goose’.

Roots

  • gandra Old English “a male goose”

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