malard
French
Pronunciation
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References
- “malard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French mallart, probably from masle (“male”) + -art, in which case equivalent to male (“male”) + -ard. Alternatively, the Old French term may be from Old High German Madelhart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈlard/, /mau̯ˈlard/, /mau̯dəˈlard/
- (with stress retraction) IPA(key): /ˈmalard/, /ˈmau̯lard/, /ˈmau̯dəlard/
Noun
malard (plural malardes)
- A mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), especially the male.
- The meat of a duck.
Descendants
- English: mallard
References
- “malard(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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