English-Dutch translations for Turkey

• kalkoen
  Op eerste Kerstdag eet ik een biologisch gefokte kalkoen, opgegroeid in mijn eigen kiesdistrict - vanmiddag ligt die kalkoen trouwens al op het slachtblok. On Christmas Day I will be eating an organically-reared turkey, grown and matured in my own constituency - in fact the turkey in question is about to meet his maker this afternoon.
• Turkije
  Europa raakt Turkije kwijt en Turkije raakt Europa kwijt. Europe loses Turkey, and Turkey loses Europe.
  Hoe Turkije dit oplost, is aan Turkije. How Turkey solves this, is up to Turkey.
  Voortgangsverslag 2008 betreffende Turkije (stemming) Turkey: progress report 2008 (vote)
• kalkoen
  Op eerste Kerstdag eet ik een biologisch gefokte kalkoen, opgegroeid in mijn eigen kiesdistrict - vanmiddag ligt die kalkoen trouwens al op het slachtblok. On Christmas Day I will be eating an organically-reared turkey, grown and matured in my own constituency - in fact the turkey in question is about to meet his maker this afternoon.

Definition of Turkey

• Either of two species of bird in the genus ''Meleagris'with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks
• A failure
• A foolish or inept person
• An act of throwing three strikes in a row
• A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer
• A large travel bag; a suitcase; a pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle.

Synonyms

• Meleagris gallopavo
• Meleagris ocellata
• jerk
• plonker
• prat

Examples

• All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch.
• That film was a turkey.
• The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.

Related words

• Turkey
• turkey
• Turkey-Vulture
• turkey-cock
• turkey-hen
• turkey-chick
• brush-turkey
• turkeycock
• turkey vulture
• turkey buzzard