mulard en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from French mulard.
Meanings
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A domestic duck that is a hybrid of the Pekin duck and Muscovy duck.
Only male mulards are used in foie gras production; the females' livers are considered “too veiny.”
2016, Michaela DeSoucey, Contested Tastes: Foie Gras and the Politics of Food, page 49:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mulards | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mullard | alternative | lexicographic | |
| moulard | alternative | lexicographic |