dinde
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
dindeshortened form of 'coq d'inde' first used by Olivier de Serres. Before him, people said 'un coq d'inde', 'une poule d'inde', 'un poulet d'inde' because the turkey is native to Mexico in the West Indies; then, by removing the words 'coq', 'poule', and 'poulet', people said 'un dinde', and 'une dinde'.
Definitions
- cuisine
Masculine
Plural
dindes
Translations
german:Truthahn
english:turkey-hen
danish:kalkun
spanish:pava
finnish:kalkkuna
greek:γαλοπούλα
italian:tacchina
dutch:kalkoen