Home › Words › A › aasvogelaasvogel/ˈɑːsˌfəʊ.ɡəl/aasvogel means vulture.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, aasvogel ranks #28,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.aasvogel is pronounced /ˈɑːsˌfəʊ.ɡəl/.EtymologyBorrowed from Afrikaans aasvogel (“vulture”) (obsolete form of aasvoël), from Dutch aasvogel, from aas (“carrion”) + vogel (“bird”).nounVulture.e.g.“As the charge exploded I saw the aasvogel give a kind of backward twist.” — 1912, H. Rider Haggard, Marie:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aegypiin 67% match — Any vulture of the subfamily Aegypiinae vs aasvogel →vulturine 66% match — Pertaining to or having characteristics of vultures. vs aasvogel →corbeau 63% match — The black vulture, Coragyps atratus. vs aasvogel →berghaan 61% match — Verreaux's eagle (Aquila verreauxii) vs aasvogel →vultureling 61% match — A small, young, or immature vulture. vs aasvogel →aegypine 60% match — Relating to or characteristic of vultures vs aasvogel →paauw 60% match — A kind of bustard. vs aasvogel →geire 58% match — A vulture. vs aasvogel →