Phrase guide

mandarin duck

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmændəɹɪn dʌk/
  • US: /ˈmændəɹɪn dʌk/
  • rhymes with -ʌk

1

noun

Meaning 1

A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aix galericulata

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duck

History

Etymology

Native to Northeast China and Amur.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: мандаринка (mandarinka) — bird
  • Catalan: ànec mandarí — bird
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鴛鴦 /鸳鸯 (yuānyāng) — bird
  • Czech: kachnička mandarinská — bird
  • Danish: mandarinand — bird
  • Dutch: mandarijneend — bird
  • Esperanto: mandarenanaso — bird
  • Faroese: seglont — bird
  • Finnish: mandariinisorsa — bird
  • French: canard mandarin — bird
  • Galician: pato mandarín — bird
  • German: Mandarinente — bird
  • Hebrew: מנדרין סיני (mandarin sini) — bird
  • Hungarian: mandarinréce — bird
  • Indonesian: bebek mandarin — bird
  • Irish: lacha mhandrach — bird
  • Italian: anatra mandarina — bird
  • Japanese: 鴛鴦 (oshidori) — bird
  • Japanese: オシドリ — bird
  • Korean: 원앙 (wonang) — bird
  • Lithuanian: mandarininė antis — bird
  • Navajo: Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ naalʼeełí — bird
  • Norwegian: mandarinand — bird
  • Polish: mandarynka — bird
  • Portuguese: pato-mandarim — bird
  • Romanian: rață mandarin — bird
  • Russian: мандаринка (mandarinka) — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: lach Shìonach — bird
  • Spanish: pato mandarín — bird
  • Swedish: mandarinand — bird
  • Turkish: mandarin ördeği — bird
  • Welsh: hwyaden gribog — bird