picwns coch

Welsh

Etymology

From picwns (“wasps”) +‎ coch (“red”).

Pronunciation

Noun

picwns coch f (collective, singulative picwnen goch)

  1. (South Wales) hornets
    Synonyms: cacwn, cacwn meirch, marchgacwn

Usage notes

The word used for various kinds of wasp, bee and hornet in Welsh can vary greatly from area to area.

Mutation

Mutated forms of picwns coch
radical soft nasal aspirate
picwns coch bicwns coch mhicwns coch phicwns coch

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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