Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - turkey
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Turkey
turkey
~ n 1 a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving 2 the meat from a turkey eaten as food (roast turkey) 3 AmE informal someone who is silly or stupid (That guy's a real turkey.) 4 AmE informal an unsuccessful film or play 5 talk turkey informal especially AmE to talk seriously about details, especially in business (- see also cold turkey)
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1.
(turkeys) A turkey is a large bird that is kept on a farm for its meat. N-COUNT • Turkey is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. It’s a proper Christmas dinner, with turkey and bread sauce. N-UNCOUNT see also cold turkey ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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geographical name country W Asia & SE Europe between Mediterranean & Black seas; formerly center of an empire (capital Constantinople), since 1923 a republic capital Ankara area 301,380 square miles (780,574 square kilometers), population 50,664,458 — see Ottoman Empire TURKEY noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Turkey, country in western Asia and southeastern Europe; from confusion with the guinea fowl, supposed to be imported from Turkish territory Date: 1555 1. plural also ~ a large North American gallinaceous bird (Meleagris gallopavo) that is domesticated in most parts of the world 2. failure, flop; especially a theatrical production that has failed 3. three successive strikes in bowling 4. a stupid, foolish, or inept person ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. (pl. -eys) 1 a large mainly domesticated game-bird, Meleagris gallopavo, orig. of N. America, having dark plumage with a green or bronze sheen, prized as food esp. on festive occasions including Christmas and, in the US, Thanksgiving. 2 the flesh of the turkey as food. 3 US sl. a a theatrical failure; a flop. b a stupid or inept person. Phrases and idioms talk turkey US colloq. talk frankly and straightforwardly; get down to business. turkey buzzard (or vulture) an American vulture, Cathartes aura. Etymology: 16th c.: short for turkeycock or turkeyhen, orig. applied to the guinea-fowl which was imported through Turkey, and then erron. to the Amer. bird ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. Турция (государственный язык турецкий, национальная валюта - турецкая лира) TURKEY сущ.; амер.; разг. неудачная инвестиция ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
6.
индюк, индейка (Meleagris gallopavo) – brush turkey – common turkey – ocellated turkey – tom turkey – water turkey – wattled brush turkey ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. индюк, индейка (Meleagris gallopavo) turkey cock —- индюк hen turkey —- индейка young turkey —- индюшонок wild turkey —- дикая индейка 2. кул. индейка, индюшка 3. сл. провал, неудача 4. ам. сл. тупица; ничтожество; неудачник 5. ам. сл. бесперспективная затея Id: to talk turkey —- ам. говорить прямо (начистоту, без обиняков) Id: to say turkey to one and buzzard to another —- ам. поставить одного в лучшее положение по сравнению с другим Id: to walk turkey —- ам. мор. испытывать бортовую и килевую качку ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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red ярко-красный цвет TURKEY noun Турция TURKEY noun 1) индюк; индейка (тж. кул.) 2) sl. неудача, провал Norfolk turkey - житель Норфолка to talk turkey amer.; sl. - говорить прямо, без обиняков TURKEY buzzard zool. гриф-индейка ...Англо-русский словарь
Английский словарь американских идиом
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- 1541, "guinea fowl" (numida meleagris), imported from Madacascar via Turkey, by Near East traders known as turkey merchants. The larger North American bird (meleagris gallopavo) was domesticated by the Aztecs, introduced to Spain by conquistadors (1523) and thence to wider Europe, by way of Africa and Turkey (Indian corn was originally turkey corn or turkey wheat in Eng. for the same reason). The word turkey was first applied to it in Eng. 1555 because it was identified with or treated as a species of the guinea fowl. The New World bird itself reputedly reached England by 1524 (when Henry VIII dined on it at court). Turkeys raised by the Pilgrims were probably stock brought from England. By 1575, turkey was becoming the usual main course at an English Christmas. Meaning "inferior show, failure," is 1927 in show business slang, probably from the image of the turkey as a stupid bird. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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