canular

English

Adjective

canular (comparative more canular, superlative most canular)

1. Alternative form of cannular

Anagrams

• lacunar

French

Etymology

Originally student slang, from pseudo-Latin canularium, from canula, 1913.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ny.laʁ/

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Noun

canular m (plural canulars)

1. 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

• monter un canular

Further reading

• “canular”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• canular on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr