Turkey
Synonym of Turkey redSynonym of Turkey red (“a vibrant red dye or its color”).
» How are you going to cook the turkey?
Як ти готуватимеш індичку? — deniko
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2 senses(uncountable)Synonym of Turkey red (“a vibrant red dye or its color”).
(obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of Turkey blue (“a deep indigo dye or its color”).
- large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
- a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
Examples
419 sentencesHow are you going to cook the turkey?
Як ти готуватимеш індичку? — deniko
Tom put the turkey in the oven.
Том поклав індика до духовки. — deniko
ruТом положил индейку в духовку. — marafon
deTom schob den Truthahn in den Ofen. — wolfgangth
This turkey tastes good.
Індичка дуже смачна. — aandrusiak
ruЭта индейка вкусная. — fjay69
deDer Truthahn schmeckt gut! — Tamy
I sliced the turkey.
Я нарізав індичку. — deniko
ruЯ нарезал индейку. — astru
Have you ever eaten turkey?
Ти колись їв індика? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь ел индейку? — Selena777
deHast du schon mal Pute gegessen? — Zaghawa
Origin
From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (From Middle English Turkye, from Anglo-Norman Turkye, Medieval Latin Turcia, from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian تُرْک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /turk/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ẅr²ẅk²). By surface analysis, Turke + -y.
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food:Meleagris gallopavo
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual:bombdud
- a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923:Republic of Turkey
- a person who does something thoughtless or annoying:joker
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable