kalkoen

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch kalkoen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kalˈkun/
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Noun

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kalkoen (plural kalkoene, diminutive kalkoentjie)

  1. turkey, Meleagris gallopavo

Descendants

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Dutch

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Meleagris gallopavo in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

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From older Dutch Calcoensche haan (modern kalkoense haan), from Calcoen, the then-used name for the Indian city Calicut, modern Kozhikode. Although the bird originated in the Americas, confusion arose due to its similarity to the African guinea fowl, which was exported to and imported from India since the 15th century by Portuguese traders.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɑlˈkun/
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  • Hyphenation: kal‧koen
  • Rhymes: -un

Noun

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kalkoen m (plural kalkoenen, diminutive kalkoentje n)

  1. a turkey; any bird of genus Meleagris, particularly Meleagris gallopavo

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kalkoen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  • kalkoen” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Further reading

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch kalkoen.

Noun

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kalkoen c (plural kalkoenen, diminutive kalkoentsje)

  1. turkey (bird)

Further reading

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  • kalkoen”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011