redhead

English

/ˈɹɛdˌhɛd/

noun
Definitions
  • A person with red hair.
  • A North American duck (Aythya americana) highly esteemed as a game bird.
  • A kind of milkweed (), with red flowers, formerly used in medicine.
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  • (Sarcogyps calvus)
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Etymology

Compound from English red (having red as its colour) + English head (-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast).

Origin

English

head

Gloss

-hood, noun, hood, foremost, or leading part, topmost, suffix indicating a fan enthusiast

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