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Cooked Turkey

/kʊkt ˈtɜr.ki/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A turkey that has been prepared by cooking, typically served as a dish during festive occasions.

    "We had a delicious cooked turkey for Thanksgiving dinner."
  2. 2

    The meat of a turkey that has been cooked and is ready to be eaten.

    "Leftover cooked turkey can be used in sandwiches."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cooked turkey' combines 'cooked', derived from the Old English 'cocian', meaning to prepare food by heating, and 'turkey', which comes from the Turkish word 'türk', referring to the bird that became popular in European cuisine in the 16th century.

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