canular
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]canular (comparative more canular, superlative most canular)
- Alternative form of cannular
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally student slang, from pseudo-Latin canularium, from canula, 1913.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ka.ny.laʁ/
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Noun
[edit]canular m (plural canulars)
- hoax (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)
- Synonyms: supercherie, tromperie, farce, intox
- Mon pépé croit que l’alunissage était un canular.
- My grandpa believes that the moon landing was a hoax.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “canular”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
canular on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr