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Meanings of turkey in English

Portuguese
peru

Large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food.

        peru
        Portuguese
        turquia
        Catalan
        turquia

        A Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923.

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              turquia

              An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.

                    A person who does something thoughtless or annoying.

                          Usage of turkey in English
                          1
                          I am optimistic; I laugh; I play cards for money; I turkey-trot.
                          The Auction Block
                          2
                          Finally, after many years, common sense won out and he quit-coldturkey.
                          Teaching the pig to dance: a memoir
                          3
                          Never mind turkey, goose, free range chickens good as they may be.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Remember the year we sent a tuneless, squawking turkey as our representative?
                          The Irish Times
                          5
                          Cook for 5 minutes per side for a tasty ranch-infused turkey burger.
                          Hungry girl 1-2-3: the easiest, most delicious, guilt-free recip...
                          6
                          The two main bacterial problems in turkey are salmonella and Campylobacter jejuni.
                          The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
                          7
                          And when she checked, the turkey was looking good and turning brown.
                          Family ties
                          8
                          How does a place like the UK respond to going cold turkey?
                          BBC
                          9
                          They are both extravagant turkey dinner occasions that last for several days.
                          The Irish Times
                          10
                          Weigh the turkey to be able to calculate the cooking time later.
                          Radio NZ
                          11
                          To be sure that your turkey is cooked, use a meat thermometer.
                          The Irish Times
                          12
                          We've all seen turkey tail mushroom, whether we know it or not.
                          The Irish Times
                          13
                          And they always bring in turkey wraps, so it's free lunch besides.
                          Getting in: a novel
                          14
                          But he also wanted to see the turkey as the national bird.
                          Wired
                          15
                          Wash the turkey and pat the inside cavity dry using paper towels.
                          Radio NZ
                          16
                          She had built a fire and put the turkey in the oven.
                          The Foolish Virgin
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                          Translations for turkey
                          Portuguese
                          peruturquia
                          Catalan
                          turquia
                          Turkey through the time
                          Turkey across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
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