🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

peru

Pronunciation / Transliteration: peˈɾu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Turkey/ˈtɜːr.ki/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O peru é servido no Natal em muitas famílias."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large bird native to North America, often domesticated and raised for food.

    "Every Thanksgiving, families gather to enjoy a roasted turkey."
  2. 2

    The flesh of the turkey, typically cooked and eaten as food.

    "She prepared a delicious turkey sandwich for lunch."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'turkey' originates from the Middle English term 'turkeie', which referred to the bird brought to Europe from the Americas. The name is believed to have been derived from the Turkish merchants who were involved in the trade of these birds in the 16th century.

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