Definition of turkey

turkeynoun

Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ

/ˈtɜːki//ˈtɜːrki/

The origin of the word "turkey" is a topic of debate among linguists and historians. One theory is that the term "turkey" comes from the name of the bird's appearance, which was said to resemble that of a Turkey (an ancient kingdom in Asia Minor). Another theory suggests that the name comes from the Spanish exploration of the New World, where Christopher Columbus and other explorers referred to the birds as "tortuga," or turtle, due to their small size and feathery appearance. It's also believed that the word "turkey" might be derived from the Marchese de la Turquoise, a French nobleman who brought the first turkeys to Europe in the 16th century. Regardless of its true origin, the term "turkey" has been used to describe the bird since the early 17th century.

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a large bird that is often kept for its meat, eaten especially at Christmas in the UK and at Thanksgiving in the US

một loài chim lớn thường được nuôi để lấy thịt, đặc biệt được ăn vào dịp Giáng sinh ở Anh và Lễ Tạ ơn ở Hoa Kỳ

Example:
  • We raise turkeys mainly for the Christmas market.

    Chúng tôi nuôi gà tây chủ yếu để phục vụ cho chợ Giáng sinh.

meat from a turkey

thịt từ một con gà tây

Example:
  • roast turkey

    gà tây nướng

  • the traditional turkey with all the trimmings

    gà tây truyền thống với tất cả các đồ trang trí

a failure

một sự thất bại

Example:
  • His latest movie is a real turkey.

    Bộ phim mới nhất của anh ta thực sự tệ hại.

a stupid person who is not useful to anyone

một người ngu ngốc không có ích cho ai cả

Related words and phrases

Idioms

talk turkey
(informal, especially North American English)to talk about something seriously