berghoen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of berg +‎ hoen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrx.ɦun/
  • Hyphenation: berg‧hoen

Noun[edit]

berghoen n (plural berghoenders or berghoenderen)

  1. Any fowl of the genus Tetraogallus; a snowcock.
  2. (obsolete) Any fowl of the genus Tetrao.