caneton

--- In the duck family: the father is → le canard the mother is → la cane the daughter is → la canette the son is → le caneton/le canardeau

canard - French Word-A-Day 2009

There was caneton Kioga, wild duck breasts marinated in a succulent sauce of wine, cream and basil, or T-bone Toro, tender steaks flambes.

Put On By Cunning Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1981

Fortunately, his snapped 'Bring us some of that damned duck,' was lost on Mr Haq who responded only to Wexford's gentler request for two portions of caneton.

Put On By Cunning Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1981

I have pleasant recollections also of Fouquet's in the Champs Elysées, and of an almost divine meal at the Tour d'Argent, on the other side of the river, where Frederic of the Ibsen whiskers used once to reign: the delicacy of the _soufflée_ of turbot! the succulent tenderness of the _caneton à la presse_! the seductive flavour of the raspberries and whipped cream!

Pushed and the Return Push George Herbert Fosdike Nichols

For instance, my good man, _caneton à la bigarade_, or duckling garnished with the oozy, saliva-provoking sauce of the peel of bitter oranges.

Europe After 8:15 George Jean Nathan 1920

REFERENCES: le pont (m) = bridge; doucement = easy does it; kan-oh-ay = pronunciation for le canoë (m) = canoe; la demoiselle (f) = young lady; la libellule (f) = dragonfly; le caneton (m) = duckling; le nénuphar (m) = water lily; le papillon (m) = butterfly; le peuplier (m) = poplar, aspen tree; vidaubanais = of Vidauban (small town in the Var region of France); à sa façon = in her own way

Words in a French Life Kristin Espinasse 2007

Escoffier and his caneton à l’orange, but I must say that mango does the job quite nicely.

One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

Bob had shown him to his table, in the corner by the revolving door, and he had ordered the scallops and caneton à l’orange that Rose had recommended.

Maigret and the Pickpocket Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 1967