huard

See also: Huard

French

Etymology

From huer +‎ -ard.

Pronunciation

^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɥaʁ/
Audio (CAN) (file)

Noun

huard m (plural huards)

great northern loon (North America), great northern diver (Europe)
(informal) loonie (Canadian dollar as a unit of currency)
Le huard s’est encore apprécié aujourd’hui par rapport au billet vert.
The loonie rose again today against the greenback.

Further reading

“huard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.