How to Say “Duck” in French

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canard
/ka.naʁ/masculine
The French word for duck is canard.
canard is a masculine noun used to refer to the aquatic bird of the Anatidae family. It is also used to refer to the meat of the duck.
Meaning: aquatic bird of the family Anatidae (noun)

Related words

To lower into the water (verb): plonger.

To quickly lower the head (transitive) (verb): baisser.

How do you pronounce it?

/ka.naʁ/

Did you know?

  • The word canard can also refer to a 'hoax' or a 'fake news story' in French. This usage stems from the idea of a false report being a piece of 'fake' journalism.
  • The word canard traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root that also means a 'vessel' or 'tub'.
  • The famous satirical newspaper Le Canard enchaîné uses the bird in its name to signal its role as a 'provocateur' that 'shakes things up'.

Examples in context

  • Il élève un beau canard.
    He's raising a beautiful duck.
    This sentence is useful for seeing how to describe raising a canard.
    Tatoeba #5351602 by martin9, translation #11669958 by tieguy
  • Le canard est un oiseau.
    The duck is a bird.
    This sentence shows a basic definition using canard.
    Tatoeba #10707320 by AutoBot, translation #10707317 by carlosalberto
  • Donald Duck est un canard.
    Donald Duck is a duck.
    This sentence uses the name of a famous character alongside canard.
    Tatoeba #7357311 by tras, translation #7357006 by sabretou
  • Mon plat préféré est le magret de canard.
    My favorite dish is duck breast.
  • Le parc est habité par de nombreux canards.
    The park is inhabited by many ducks.
  • Regarde les canetons dans le lac, ils sont trop mignons!
    Look at the ducklings in the lake, they are so cute!
  • Les enfants s'amusent à imiter le coin-coin des canards.
    The children have fun imitating the quack-quack of the ducks.
  • 27 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Manon and Hugo are walking near a park pond.

  1. Manon

    Regarde, Hugo, il y a un canard !
    Look, Hugo, there is a duck!
  2. Hugo

    Oui, ce canard est très mignon.
    Yes, this duck is very cute.
  3. Manon

    Est-ce que le canard est seul ?
    Is the duck alone?
  4. Hugo

    Non, il semble chercher ses amis.
    No, he seems to be looking for his friends.

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