ánsar

See also: ansar and ãnsar

Spanish

Cinco ánsares (five geese)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin ansar, from Latin anser, from Proto-Italic *hāns, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns. Doublet of ganso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈansaɾ/ [ˈãn.saɾ]
Rhymes: -ansaɾ
Syllabification: án‧sar

Noun

ánsar m (plural ánsares)

(formal) wild goose
Synonyms: ganso, oca

Hypernyms

anseriforme

Hyponyms

ánsar campestre (“Taiga bean goose”)
ánsar careto (“greater white-fronted goose”)
ánsar chico, ánsar careto chico (“lesser white-fronted goose”)
ánsar cisnal (“swan goose”)
ánsar común
ánsar indio (“bar-headed goose”)
ánsar nival (“snow goose”)
ánsar piquicorto (“pink-footed goose”)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

ansarino

Further reading

“ánsar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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