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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpa.tu
"O pato faz um som engraçado no lago."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A duck or another waterbird that makes a quack sound.
"The little yellow quacker swam happily across the garden pond." - 2
Informally, a person who talks noisily or pretentiously, or a colloquial term for a medical quack.
"He dismissed the self-proclaimed expert as a mere quacker with no real credentials."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the imitative English verb 'quack' combined with the agent suffix '-er', originating in the late Middle English period. It historically evolved to describe animals or entities that make the characteristic harsh, croaking sound of a duck.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Quacker" is said worldwide
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canard
Transliteration: ka.naʁ
"Le petit canard nage dans l'étang."
Ente
Transliteration: ˈɛntə
"Die laute Ente schwimmt auf dem Wasser."
anatra
Transliteration: ˈa.na.tra
"L'anatra starnazza vicino al lago."
pato
Transliteration: ˈpa.to
"El pato nada tranquilamente en el estanque."
pato
Transliteration: ˈpa.tu
"O pato faz um som engraçado no lago."
बत्तख
Transliteration: batthakh
"तालाब में एक छोटी बत्तख तैर रही है।"
鸭子
Transliteration: yā zi
"那只可爱的鸭子正在池塘里游泳。"
오리
Transliteration: o.ri
"연못가에서 귀여운 오리가 헤엄치고 있습니다."
アヒル
Transliteration: a.hi.ru
"池の周りをアヒルが歩いています。"
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