turkey

/TUR-kee/
[English] plural turkeys

The interesting thing about the turkey is that, in many countries, it is named after some exotic land but in no case is it the right one, as the turkey is thought to have originated in Mexico. The Portuguese do best with perĂº, but the French with dinde (D'Inde, of India) are way out, as are we with turkey.

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