Mar. 19th, 2008 10:51 am

WotD: gull

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  1. die Möwe
  2. de meeuw
  3. la gaviota
  4. la gavina
  5. le goéland (CF pigeon de mar)
  6. yr wylan
  7. an faoileán
  8. 갈매기
  9. () (hǎi)ōu
Notes: 5. "En réalité, il n'y a guère que la langue française à faire cette distinction de nomenclature entre mouettes et goélands : pour simplifier, un goéland est une grosse mouette, et inversement."--Wikipédia.
Date: 2008-03-19 04:59 pm (UTC)

From: [identity profile] thedeli.livejournal.com
Seems to me that LA creole doesn't make that distinction at all, but I should ask around.
Date: 2008-03-20 01:58 pm (UTC)

From: [identity profile] muckefuck.livejournal.com
My Cajun French vocabulary lists only one term, pigeon de mar.
Date: 2008-03-20 08:15 pm (UTC)

From: [identity profile] thedeli.livejournal.com
Haha! I've never heard that, but it's very easy to imagine - even if it's not the usual term.

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