Ente

Pronunciation: /ˈɛntə/

“Ente” is a German word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

duck (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae)
mallard; the most common duck species in the area, thought of as the typical duck
Citroën 2CV (an economy car produced by the French company Citroën)
bedpan (bedpan for holding urine)
canard (false or misleading report)

Etymology

From Middle High German ente, confluence of (1.) the plural and oblique singular of ant and (2.) the Old High German variant enita, both from older anut, from Proto-West Germanic *anad. Cognate with Dutch eend. The sense “canard” (mid-19th c.) is a calque of French canard, but also ties in with the expression blaue Enten (“lies, humbug”, literally “blue ducks”, since 15th c.). The sense “Citroën…

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