Definition
A water plant with small nuts that resemble hawk beaks, or the nut itself.
Etymology
From 'hawk' + 'nut,' referring to the distinctive curved shape of the plant's seed pods that resemble a hawk's hooked beak. A specialized botanical term from the 1600s-1700s.
Kelly Says
Hawknut (genus Trapa) is an ancient food crop that fed civilizations along the Danube and in Asia for thousands of years—the curved nuts were so recognizable they became a universal symbol, giving the plant its hawk-related name independently across multiple languages.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አይን
en-de a-yin
ARالعربية
رأس صقر
ra-as sa-qur
BNবাংলা
বাজের মাথা
ba-jer ma-tha
CACatalà
cap d'àliga
kap d'a-lee-ga
CSČeština
hlava sokola
h-lava so-ko-la
DADansk
havørns hoved
hav-orn ho-ved
DEDeutsch
Habichtkopf
ha-bikht-kopf
ELΕλληνικά
κεφάλι γερακιού
ke-fa-li ge-ra-ki-ou
ESEspañol
cabeza de halcón
ka-be-sa de al-kon
FAفارسی
سر عقاب
sar aghab
FISuomi
haukinkon pää
hau-kin-kon pa
FRFrançais
tête de hibou
tet de ee-boo
GUGU
બાજ જેવું
baaj je-vu
HAHA
kamar tsaro
ka-mar ts-a-ro
HEעברית
ראש נשר
rosh nesher
HIहिन्दी
बाज़ का सिर
baaz ka sir
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala elang
ke-pa-la e-lang
IGIG
ike nri
ee-keh n-ree
ITItaliano
testa di falco
tes-ta di fal-koh
JA日本語
ハクチョウの頭
ha-ku-cho-no a-ta
KKKK
балапан сия
ba-la-pan si-ya
KMKM
ដូចជាសត្វ
doo-ch ja satv
MRMR
शिकारासारखे
shi-ka-ra-sa-r-khe
MSBahasa Melayu
kepala elang
ke-pa-la e-lang
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ဆောက်လူမျိုး
chaw-kye-sauk loo-m-jo
NLNederlands
hoofd van een vale
ho-ofd van een va-le
NONorsk
hauks hode
hauks ho-de
PAPA
ਬਾਜ ਵਰਗਾ
baaj var-ga
PLPolski
głowa sokoła
g-lo-wa so-ko-la
PTPortuguês
cabeça de falcão
ka-be-sa de fahl-kão
RORomână
cap de acvilă
cap de ak-vee-la
RUРусский
голова сокола
go-lo-va so-ko-la
SVSvenska
hökets huvud
hö-kets h-u-vud
SWKiswahili
kichwa cha ndege
ki-t-hwa cha n-de-ge
TAதமிழ்
பறவையின் தலை
pa-ravayi-n tha-lai
TEతెలుగు
బావిలా తల
ba-vi-la ta-la
THไทย
หัวอินทรี
hua in-tree
TLTL
ulo ng isang ibon
u-lo ng isang ee-bon
TRTürkçe
baykuş kafası
bay-koosh ka-fa-si
UKУкраїнська
голова сокола
go-lo-va so-ko-la
URاردو
بز کا سر
bez ka sir
VITiếng Việt
đầu đại bàng
dau dai bang
YOYO
bi o dara
bee oh da-ra
ZUZU
inkabi yena
in-ka-bi ye-na