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# turkey

noun (a turkey, turkeys; Turkey — the country, now officially Türkiye); adjective-like use «cold turkey» (informal)

«turkey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A turkey is a large bird kept on farms, with a red wobbly piece of skin on its neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#m1)
2. Turkey is the meat of this bird, often eaten at Christmas or Thanksgiving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#m2)
3. Turkey (with a capital T) is a country between Europe and Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#m3)
4. (informal, US) A turkey is a failure, like a very bad film or show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#m4)
5. «Go cold turkey» (informal) means to stop a habit suddenly and completely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life turkey is a big family meal at Thanksgiving (USA, Canada) and Christmas (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand). In maths problems, a turkey's weight and cooking time are calculated. In geography, Turkey is a country. Phrases: «roast turkey», «talk turkey» (talk seriously).

### Examples

- We had roast turkey for Christmas dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#x1)
- The turkey gobbled at the farmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#x2)
- Cook a turkey for 40 minutes for each kilogram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#x3)
- A turkey sandwich is my favourite lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#x4)
- Istanbul is the biggest city in Turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#x5)
- That film was a real turkey; nobody liked it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#x6)
- Dad gave up chocolate cold turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#x7)
- He was much larger than a turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/#x8)

### Note

Plural: turkeys (not «turkies»). The country takes a capital letter. Safety: cook turkey thoroughly so the inside is not pink. In maths: weight × minutes per kilogram gives the cooking time.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «turkey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turkey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turkey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turkey.html) on Mova free.