turkey

CEFRA1

/ˈtɜːki/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large bird raised for food.

  2. 02

    noun

    A country in southeastern Europe and western Asia.

Examples

  • Maybe, but he wants me to stop cold turkey.

  • All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck., A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo.

  2. The guinea fowl (family Numididae).

  3. A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck.

More examples

In context

  • The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.

  • Well, let's talk turkey.

  • That film was a turkey.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Clipping of turkey-cock and turkey-hen, originally denoting the guinea fowl, an African bird that was first imported to Europe through Turkey, but there is some controversy over the origin. The word was then transferred to the superficially similar North American bird Meleagris gallopavo.