dindon
French
Etymology
From dinde (“turkey hen”) + -on.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛ̃.dɔ̃/
Audio: (file) Audio (France (Somain)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Noun
dindon m (plural dindons, feminine dinde)
- turkey cock (male turkey)
Derived terms
- dindon de la farce
- (idiomatic) garder les dindons
Descendants
- → Volapük: dindun
Further reading
- “dindon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012