mulard

English

Alternative forms

• moulard
• mullard

Etymology

Borrowed from French mulard

Noun

mulard (plural mulards)

1. A domestic duck that is a hybrid of the Pekin duck and Muscovy duck.
   • 2016, Michaela DeSoucey, Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food, page 49:

     Only male mulards are used in foie gras production; the females' livers are considered “too veiny.”