dinde

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

dinde

shortened 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

  • germangerman:Truthahn
  • englishenglish:turkey-hen
  • danishdanish:kalkun
  • spanishspanish:pava
  • finnishfinnish:kalkkuna
  • greekgreek:γαλοπούλα
  • italianitalian:tacchina
  • dutchdutch:kalkoen