rotgans

(Engels)

the brent goose, brant (Branta bernicla)

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈrɔt.xɑns/

Etymologie (Engels)

Partial calque from a Scandinavian language. The first element is onomatopoeic and is unrelated to rot (“rot; rotten”) and rot- (“bad, nasty”); the second element is simply gans (“goose”).