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wawa¹

Where it comes from

Perhaps related to wavey (“snow goose”)?

noun wawas

  1. A snow goose. The last of the morning flight of noisy wawas going fieldwards were streaming from the water when I pushed out in the canoe […]

wawa²

  • /ˈwaˌwa/ US

Where it comes from

Shortened and simplified form of water.

noun wa-wa

  1. childish, colloquial, uncountable Water.

wawa³

noun

  1. alternative, dated Alternative form of wau-wau

Wawa⁴

Where it comes from

From Ojibwe wewe (“wild goose”).

proper noun

  1. A township in Algoma district, Ontario, Canada, North America.

Wawa⁵

Where it comes from

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. )

proper noun

  1. A Mambiloid language spoken in Cameroon.

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"wawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wawa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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wawa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wawa

Chicago

"wawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wawa.

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@misc{wawa_2026,
  title = {wawa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wawa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}