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How to Say ‘The duck breast.’ in French

Le magret de canard.

luh mah-GREH duh ka-NAR

[luh mah-GREH duh ka-NAR]

🇫🇷 In France: Magret comes from the southwest of France and is normally served pink in the middle. Ask for bien cuit "well done" if you prefer it cooked through.

Phrase Breakdown

Le magret

luh mah-GREH

The breast fillet

'Magret' is a fattened duck breast, a southwestern French specialty. Pronounced 'luh ma-greh', with the 't' silent.

Example

Le magret est saignant.

The duck breast is rare.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

magret

[mah-GREH]

duck breast

Breast fillet of a fattened duck, a southwest French specialty.

Example

Le magret est bien cuit.

The duck breast is well cooked.

de canard.

duh ka-NAR

of duck

'Canard' means duck. Pronounced 'duh ka-nar', with the 'd' silent.

Example

Une cuisse de canard.

A duck leg.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

canard

[ka-NAR]

duck

The water bird.

Example

Les enfants nourrissent le canard.

The children feed the duck.

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