[ˈtəːki], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large mainly domesticated game bird native to North America, having a bald head and (in the male) red wattles. It is a popular food on festive occasions such as Christmas and (in the US) Thanksgiving

- something that is extremely or completely unsuccessful, especially a play or film
(e.g: the movie flopped—the second in a trio of turkeys)


Phrases:
- like turkeys voting for Christmas
- talk turkey

Origin:
mid 16th century: short for turkey cock or turkeyhen, originally applied to the guinea fowl (which was imported through Turkey), and then erroneously to the American bird

[ˈtəːki], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a country comprising the whole of the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia, with a small portion in south-eastern Europe to the west of Istanbul; population 78,700,000 (estimated 2015); official language, Turkish; capital, Ankara


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