canular
English
French
Etymology
Originally student slang, from pseudo-Latin canularium, from canula, 1913.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ny.laʁ/
Noun
canular m (plural canulars)
- hoax (anything deliberately intended to deceive or trick)
- Synonyms: supercherie, tromperie, farce, intox
- Mon pépé croit que l'atterrissage sur la Lune était un canular.
- My grandpa believes that the moon landing was a hoax.
Derived terms
- monter un canular
Further reading
- “canular” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
canular on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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