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pochard

/ˈpəʊtʃəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
pochard
IPA
/ˈpəʊtʃəd/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈpəʊtʃəd/

Inflected Forms

pochards (plural) poachard (alternative) pocard (alternative)

Phrases

Baer's pochard broad-billed pochard common pochard dabbling pochard ferruginous pochard Madagascar pochard narrow-billed pochard northern pochard

Synonyms

scaup aythya ferina

Questions

How do you pronounce pochard?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpəʊtʃəd/.
What does pochard mean?
Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.
Where does pochard come from?
Apparently originally from poach (“to poke”) + -ard. Compare poker.

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