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pochard

English

Alternative forms

  • poachard
  • pocard

Etymology

Apparently originally from poach (to poke) +? -ard. Compare poker.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p??t??d/, /?p?t??d/

Noun

pochard (plural pochards)

  1. Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae, especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.

Synonyms

  • (diving duck): scaup

Derived terms

  • common pochard
  • Madagascar pochard
  • red-crested pochard
  • rosy-billed pochard
  • southern pochard

Translations

References

  • pochard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Aythyinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Etymology

From poche +? -ard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p?.?a?/

Noun

pochard m (plural pochards)

  1. (colloquial) drunk, drunkard

Further reading

  • “pochard” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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