English

Etymology

From {{term|canard|lang=fr||duck}}. It has been suggested that there was a French phrase "to half-sell a duck" which meant to fool or cheat someone.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɑː(r)d|-ɑː(r)d

Noun

1. A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
2. A type of aircraft in which the primary horizontal control and stabilization surfaces are in front of the main wing.

Quotations

• 2005: It’s a cinch, now that Spurling has cleared away a century’s worth of misapprehensions and canards. — The New Yorker, 29 August 2005, page 78.

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French

Etymology

From + , which evolved from the Old French (from the Latin {{term|anas||a duck}}). It has been suggested that the addition of the c enabled the word to be distinguished from .

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at Fr-canard.ogg
• IPA: lang=fr

Noun

{{fr-noun|m|s|cane}}

1. duck (of either sex)
2. drake (male duck)
3. journal
4. :w:Le canard enchaîné|Le canard enchaîné

Related terms

• cane#French|cane
• canette
• caneton

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