The German word for turkey is
Truthahn

Gender
The gender of Truthahn is masculine. E.g. der Truthahn.Plural
The plural of Truthahn is Truthähne.German Definition
turkey | |
Substantiv: | |
[1] Vogel der Gattung Meleagris, Truthahn | |
[2] ohne Plural: Putenfleisch | |
[3] umgangssprachlich, US-amerikanisch: Depp, Idiot | |
[4] umgangssprachlich, US-amerikanisch: Flop, Pleite, Reinfall | |
[1] Hundreds of thousands turkeys loose their lives on Thanksgiving. | |
Hundertausende Truthähne verlieren ihr Leben zu Thanksgiving. | |
[2] May I offer you some turkey? | |
Darf ich dir ein Stück Truthahn anbieten? | |
[3] „Take that, turkey.“ |
Translations for turkey and their definitions
Pute | ||
n-f. female turkey | ||
n-f. (by extension) turkey (the bird species) | ||
n-f. turkey (the meat of this bird) |
Puter | ||
n-m. a male turkey |
Truthahn | ![]() | ||
n. male turkey |
Truthenne | ||
n-f. (specialist, or regional) female turkey |
Truthuhn | ||
n. (specialist, or regional) turkey (the species; an individual of either sex) |
Trute | |
Kurre | ||
n-f. (North Germany, fishing) syn of Schleppnetz, t=dragnet |
Türkei | ||
Proper noun. Turkey (a country in Western Asia,Southeast Europe) | ||
Die Türkei befindet sich sowohl in Asien als auch in Europa. - Turkey is located in both Asia and Europe. | ||
Viele Bewohner Deutschlands stammen aus der Türkei. - Lots of residents of Germany are from Turkey. |
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