brandgans
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Etymology
[edit]Compound of brand + gans (“goose”), first attested 1599. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. why brand
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]brandgans f (plural brandganzen, diminutive brandgansje n)
Further reading
[edit]brandgans on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl