Meaning & Definition of Turkey in English
English⟶
Turkey
/tərki/
noun
1. Large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail
- Widely domesticated for food
synonym:
- turkey,
- Meleagris gallopavo
2. A eurasian republic in asia minor and the balkans
- On the collapse of the ottoman empire in 1918, the young turks, led by kemal ataturk, established a republic in 1923
synonym:
- Turkey,
- Republic of Turkey
3. A person who does something thoughtless or annoying
- "Some joker is blocking the driveway"
synonym:
- joker,
- turkey
4. Flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
synonym:
- turkey
5. An event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
- "The first experiment was a real turkey"
- "The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
synonym:
- turkey,
- bomb,
- dud
Examples of using
She helped her mother cook the turkey.
It's the best turkey I've ever tasted.
One more hour and the turkey will be ready.