coween

noun

co·​ween

kəˈwēn,

kōˈ-

plural -s

: long-tailed duck

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to Malecite ku-wĕs mallard, Pequot ungowáums old squaw duck, Narragansett queequeekum duck

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