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Stuffed Turkey

/stʌft ˈtɜr.ki/
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As noun
  1. 1

    A turkey that has been filled with a mixture of food, typically bread, herbs, and spices, before cooking.

    "For Thanksgiving, we prepared a delicious stuffed turkey with all the trimmings."
  2. 2

    A traditional dish often served during holidays, particularly in the United States.

    "The centerpiece of the holiday feast was a beautifully roasted stuffed turkey."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'stuffed turkey' combines 'stuffed', derived from the Old French 'estoffer', meaning to fill or pack, and 'turkey', which refers to the bird named after the country Turkey due to trade routes. The phrase has evolved to signify a traditional dish, especially in North America during festive occasions.

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🇫🇷French → English

dinde farcie

Transliteration: dind farsee

"Pour Thanksgiving, nous avons préparé une délicieuse dinde farcie."

🇩🇪German → English

gefüllter Truthahn

Transliteration: gefuellter Truthahn

"Zu Thanksgiving haben wir einen köstlichen gefüllten Truthahn zubereitet."

🇮🇹Italian → English

tacchino farcito

Transliteration: tacchino farcìto

"Per il Ringraziamento, abbiamo preparato un delizioso tacchino farcito."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

pavo relleno

Transliteration: pabo reh-yeno

"Para el Día de Acción de Gracias, preparamos un delicioso pavo relleno."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

peru recheado

Transliteration: peh-roo reh-sheh-ah-doo

"Para o Dia de Ação de Graças, preparamos um delicioso peru recheado."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

भरवां टर्की

Transliteration: bharvaan turkey

"थैंक्सगिविंग के लिए, हमने एक स्वादिष्ट भरवां टर्की तैयार की।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

填充火鸡

Transliteration: tiánchōng huǒjī

"感恩节时,我们准备了一只美味的填充火鸡。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

속을 채운 칠면조

Transliteration: sogeul chaeun chilmyeonjo

"추수감사절에 우리는 맛있는 속을 채운 칠면조를 준비했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

詰め物をした七面鳥

Transliteration: tsume mono o shita shichimenchou

"感謝祭のために、美味しい詰め物をした七面鳥を用意しました。"

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