canular
English edit
Adjective edit
canular (comparative more canular, superlative most canular)
- Alternative form of cannular
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Originally student slang, from pseudo-Latin canularium, from canula, 1913.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
canular m (plural canulars)
- 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 edit
Further reading edit
- “canular”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- canular on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr