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skua

English

Etymology

From Faroese skúgvur (Great Skua), from Old Norse skúfr, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?skju??/
  • Homophone: skewer (in non-rhotic accents)

Noun

skua (plural skuas)

  1. Any of various predatory seabirds of the family Stercorariidae that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.

Synonyms

  • jaeger

Translations

See also

  • skua on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Aksu, Kasu, Kaus, Sauk, auks

French

Etymology

From Faroese skúgvur (Great Skua).

Noun

skua m (plural skuas)

  1. great skua

Synonyms

  • grand labbe

See also

  • Skua on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
  • labbe

Further reading

  • “skua” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • (of noun) skuene
  • (of verb) skuet

Noun

skua n

  1. definite plural of skue

Verb

skua

  1. inflection of skue:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

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skux

English

Etymology

Unknown but has been dubiously claimed to derive from Samoan sitati (sometimes colloquially pronounced as sikaki) meaning study.

Noun

skux (plural skuxes)

  1. (colloquial, New Zealand) stud, player, womaniser

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