CYGNET


Meaning of CYGNET in English

[ 'sɪgnɪt ]

■ noun a young swan.

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. cignet , dimin. of OFr. cigne 'swan', based on L. cycnus , from Gk kuknos .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.