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wawa en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Perhaps related to wavey (“snow goose”)?

Meanings

  1. A snow goose.
    • The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […] 1914, Poultney Bigelow, James Henry Worman, Ben James Worman, Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest, page 14:

Forms

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wawas Number=Plur lexicographic

wawa en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwaˌwa/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Shortened and simplified form of water.

Meanings

  1. (childish, colloquial, uncountable) Water.

Forms

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wa-wa alternative lexicographic

wawa en · NOUN · etymology 3

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, dated) Alternative form of wau-wau
    alt of wau-wau