Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelduck

/ˈʃɛldʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: shel-duck
IPA: /ˈʃɛldʌk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

Etymology

From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

Inflected Forms

shelducks (plural)

Phrases

Australian shelduck Cape shelduck chestnut-breasted shelduck common shelduck crested shelduck Mauritius shelduck paradise shelduck radjah shelduck

Frequently Paired Words

sheldgoose sheldrake

Rhymes With

fuck luck stuck truck bed truck struck suck duck chuck buck pressed duck puck

Questions

How do you pronounce shelduck?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɛldʌk/.
What does shelduck mean?: Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
Where does shelduck come from?: From obsolete/dialectal sheld (“variegated”) + duck. Compare typologically Russian пега́нка (pegánka) (< пе́гий (pégij)).

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