boshoen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• boschhoen (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of bos (“forest”) +‎ hoen (“fowl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔs.ɦun/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: bos‧hoen

Noun

boshoen n (plural boshoenders or boshoenderen, diminutive boshoentje n)

1. any of several fowl of the genus Megapodius; scrubfowl