DRAKE
What does "DRAKE" mean?
A male duck.
Meanings
- An adult male duck. The drake's head shone iridescent green in the sun.
- A mythical dragon (archaic or poetic). The old tale spoke of a fire-breathing drake guarding the hoard. archaic
Did you know?
- The surname Drake gave us explorer Sir Francis Drake, who in 1580 became the first Englishman to sail all the way around the world.
Word origin
From Old English/Germanic roots; the duck sense relates to Old High German 'antrahho', while the dragon sense comes from Old English 'draca', via Latin 'draco' (dragon).
Remember it
A drake is a male duck - think of him as the 'rake' (dashing fellow) of the pond, with a D in front.
A little poem
Green-headed, smug upon the lake,
the hens all paddle for the drake.
couplet
Wordplay
- What do you call a male duck who breathes fire? Either confused, or a very old kind of drake.
What it teaches
One word can mean a duck or a dragon: meaning depends entirely on which story you walked in from.
Quick facts
What does DRAKE mean?
A male duck.
Is DRAKE a valid word?
Yes — DRAKE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DRAKE?
DRAKE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DRAKE come from?
From Old English/Germanic roots; the duck sense relates to Old High German 'antrahho', while the dragon sense comes from Old English 'draca', via Latin 'draco' (dragon).
What can DRAKE teach us?
One word can mean a duck or a dragon: meaning depends entirely on which story you walked in from.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.