« turkey (the bird) » en sept langues
Sensturkey (the bird)
Espagnol
/ˈpabo/
masc.héréditaire
The peacock is now pavo real, 'royal pavo'.
Français
/dɛ̃d/
fém.autre source · French (poule) d'Inde 'hen of the Indies'
The male is le dindon.
Italien
/takˈkino/
masc.autre source · of uncertain origin
Portugais
/peˈɾu/
masc.autre source · named after Peru, the country
Roumain
/kurˈkan/
masc.autre source · of uncertain origin
The hen is curcă.
Catalan
/gaʎ ˈdindi/
masc.autre source · gall 'cock' + dindi, from d'Índia 'of the Indies'
The same 'Indies' idea as French dinde.
Anglais
/ˈtɝki/
anglais natif · English, short for turkey-cock, after the country
L’ancêtre latin
PĀVUM‘peacock’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
An American bird nobody could place: English named it after Turkey, French after the 'Indies', and Spanish handed it the peacock's Latin name.
Parents anglais: peacock (its pea- is Old English pēa, from Latin PĀVŌ)
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEn Navidad comimos pavo.
- frÀ Noël, on a mangé de la dinde.
- itA Natale abbiamo mangiato il tacchino.
- ptNo Natal comemos peru.
- roDe Crăciun am mâncat curcan.
- caPer Nadal vam menjar gall dindi.
- enWe had turkey for Christmas.