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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTurkey Dinner
/ˈtɜr.ki ˈdɪn.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A meal featuring turkey as the main dish, typically served during festive occasions such as Thanksgiving.
"Every year, our family gathers to enjoy a traditional turkey dinner on Thanksgiving." - 2
A specific meal that includes various side dishes served alongside turkey.
"The turkey dinner was complemented by mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'turkey' originates from the Middle English word 'turke', which referred to the bird brought to Europe from the Americas in the 16th century. 'Dinner' comes from the Old French 'diner', meaning 'to dine' or 'to have dinner', which evolved in English to denote the main meal of the day.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turkey Dinner" is said worldwide
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dîner de dinde
Transliteration: dee-nehr duh dind
"Chaque année, nous célébrons avec un dîner de dinde."
Truthahn Abendessen
Transliteration: Troo-tahn Ah-bend-eh-sen
"Wir genießen jedes Jahr ein Truthahn Abendessen zu Thanksgiving."
cena di tacchino
Transliteration: cheh-nah dee tah-kee-noh
"La nostra famiglia si riunisce per una cena di tacchino ogni anno."
cena de pavo
Transliteration: seh-nah deh pah-voh
"Disfrutamos de una cena de pavo cada año en Acción de Gracias."
jantar de peru
Transliteration: zhan-tar jeh peh-roo
"A nossa família se reúne para um jantar de peru todos os anos."
टर्की डिनर
Transliteration: ṭarkī ḍinar
"हम हर साल थैंक्सगिविंग पर टर्की डिनर का आनंद लेते हैं।"
火鸡晚餐
Transliteration: huǒ jī wǎn cān
"我们每年在感恩节享用火鸡晚餐。"
칠면조 저녁
Transliteration: chilmyeonjo jeonyeok
"우리는 매년 추수감사절에 칠면조 저녁을 즐깁니다."
ターキーの夕食
Transliteration: tākī no yūshoku
"私たちは毎年感謝祭にターキーの夕食を楽しみます。"
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