Home › Words › G › grundsowgrundsowgrundsow means A groundhog, a woodchuck.EtymologyBorrowed from Pennsylvania German Grundsow/Grundsau (literally “ground sow”) which is itself a calque of English groundhog.nounA groundhog, a woodchuck.e.g.“1987, Sharon Sheehe Stark, A Wrestling Season, W. Morrow (publ.), page 38, 40. Remember me when far, far off where grundsows die of whooping cough.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.groundhogese 63% match — A supposed language in which groundhogs and humans can communicate with each other. vs grundsow →moudiewort 59% match — A mole (the animal). vs grundsow →earthhog 58% match — An aardvark. vs grundsow →sowbug 56% match — A woodlouse. vs grundsow →gauffre 55% match — A gopher, especially the pocket gopher. vs grundsow →grubworm 55% match — A grub (the insect). vs grundsow →grubling 55% match — A small, young, or miniature grub. vs grundsow →byground 54% match — Ground or a piece of ground lying out of the way. vs grundsow →