dinde

See also: dìnde

French

Etymology

In the early period following the discovery of the Americas (i.e., the Indies), the French called turkeys coq d’Inde, poule d’Inde (literally “hen from India”), etc. D'Inde was ultimately spelled dinde by rebracketing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ̃d/

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Noun

dinde f (plural dindes)

1. turkey-hen (a female turkey)
2. (cooking) turkey meat (of a male or a female turkey)

Derived terms

• dindon (“male turkey”)

Further reading

• “dinde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Turkish

Noun

dinde

1. locative singular of din