Home › Words › K › kiewietkiewietkiewiet means the crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus).EtymologyFrom Afrikaans kiewiet.nounThe crowned lapwing (Vanellus coronatus)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.toppyup 64% match — The lapwing. vs kiewiet →peewit 61% match — Any of several birds:; northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) vs kiewiet →bromvogel 57% match — The southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri). vs kiewiet →paauw 57% match — A kind of bustard. vs kiewiet →aasvogel 57% match — Vulture. vs kiewiet →hadeda 57% match — The hadada ibis. vs kiewiet →kawau 57% match — The great cormorant. vs kiewiet →waybung 56% match — The white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) vs kiewiet →