twcan

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʊkan/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English toucan, from French toucan. Ultimately from Old Tupi tukana.

Noun

twcan m (plural twcaniaid)

  1. toucan (Ramphastidae)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

twcan (first-person singular present twcaf)

  1. alternative form of twcio (“to tuck”)

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “toucan”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “twcan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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