mallard

== English == === Alternative forms === maudelard (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English malard, mawlard, from Old French malard, malart, mallart (“male wild duck”), from Old French male, masle (“male”) + -ard, -art. Cognate with Medieval Latin maslardus, mallardus. === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmælˌɑːd/, [ˈmælˌɑːd] (rhotic) (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmælɚd/, [ˈmælɚd] ~ [ˈmælɹ̩d] Rhymes: -ælɑː(ɹ)d, -ælə(ɹ)d Hyphenation: mal‧lard === Noun === mallard (plural mallards or mallard) (countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head. (uncountable) The meat of this bird, eaten as food. ==== Derived terms ==== manky mallard mottled mallard ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Noun === mallard alternative form of malard