dindon
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
In the early period following the discovery of the Americas (i.e., the Indies), the French calling turkeys coq d’Inde, poule d’Inde, etc. D'Inde was ultimately spelled dinde. -on is a masculine suffix.
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[edit] Noun
dindon m. (plural dindons)
- turkey-cock (a male turkey)
[edit] Related terms
- dinde (a female turkey)
- garder les dindons (idiomatic)
