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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPoached-turkey
/poʊtʃt ˈtɜːr.ki/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A turkey breast or whole bird that has been cooked by simmering gently in a seasoned liquid, broth, or stock.
"The chef prepared a poached-turkey seasoned with fresh herbs and citrus."
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Describing poultry prepared using the gentle simmering poaching technique to maintain tenderness.
"She added diced poached-turkey to the light summer salad."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'poach', derived from Middle French 'pocher' (to enclose in a bag or simmer gently), dating back to the 14th century, with 'turkey', referencing the North American bird named via confusion with guinea fowl imported through Turkish lands. As a culinary method applied to poultry, it gained prominence in modern gastronomy for retaining moisture in lean meats.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poached-turkey" is said worldwide
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dinde pochée
Transliteration: dind po-she
"Elle a préparé une dinde pochée pour le dîner."
pochierter Truthahn
Transliteration: po-shiːɐ̯tɐ truːt.hahn
"Der pochierte Truthahn ist besonders saftig."
tacchino in camicia
Transliteration: tak-ki-no in ka-mi-cha
"Il tacchino in camicia è un piatto leggero."
pavo pochado
Transliteration: pa-bo po-tʃa-do
"El pavo pochado queda muy tierno."
peru pochê
Transliteration: pe-ru po-ʃe
"O peru pochê foi servido com molho branco."
पोच्ड टर्की
Transliteration: pochd ṭarkī
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने रात के खाने के लिए पोच्ड टर्की बनाई।"
水煮火鸡
Transliteration: shuǐ zhǔ huǒ jī
Script: 中文汉字
"水煮火鸡肉质非常鲜嫩。"
수비드 칠면조
Transliteration: subideu chilmyeonjo
Script: 한국어 한글
"오늘 메뉴는 수비드 칠면조 요리입니다."
七面鳥のポーチ
Transliteration: shichimenchō no pōchi
Script: 日本語
"七面鳥のポーチはとても柔らかいです。"
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