Turkey

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'turkey', 'Turkey': /ˈtɜːki/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɝki/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'turkey', 'Turkey': (tûrkē)


Inflections of 'turkey' (n):
turkeys
npl
turkey
npl (Can be used as a collective plural)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
Turkey n (country)Turquía n propio f
 Turkey is a predominantly Muslim country.
 I'm going to Turkey on holiday this year.
 Turquía es un país de mayoría musulmana.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
turkey n (large bird)pavo, pava nm, nf
  (HN, MX, SV)guajolote, guajolota nm, nf
  (CU)guanajo, guanaja nm, nf
  (CO, VE)pisco, pisca nm, nf
 Do you see that wild turkey over there?
 ¿Ves a ese pavo silvestre allá?
turkey n (food: meat of the bird)pavo nm
  carne de pavo mn + loc adj
 We ate turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
 Comimos pavo para la cena de Acción de gracias.
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Additional Translations
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turkey n slang (flop, not good)fiasco nm
  fracaso nm
 Critics called the film the biggest turkey of the year.
 Para los críticos, esa película fue el peor fiasco del año.
turkey n slang (useless person)inútil n común
  (ES, coloquial)manta nm
 You're such a turkey! I don't know why you came.
 ¡Eres un inútil! No sé para qué viniste.
 ¡Eres un manta! No sé para qué has venido.
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Compound Forms:
turkey | Turkey
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cold turkey n (leftover turkey meat served cold)pavo frío nm + adj
 Since Christmas we have been eating cold turkey sandwiches every day.
 Hemos estado comiendo sandwiches de pavo frío todos los días desde Navidad.
cold turkey n figurative (sudden withdrawal from [sth] addictive)abandono repentino nm + adj
  cese abrupto nm + adj
 Some people believe that cold turkey is the only way to beat addiction.
 Algunos creen que el abandono repentino es la única manera de vencer una adicción.
cold turkey adv (abruptly, without support)de golpe loc adv
  repentinamente adv
  de manera abrupta loc adv
 He quit smoking, and he did it cold turkey.
cold turkey adj (abrupt and sudden)repentino/a adj
  abrupto/a adj
 Cold turkey withdrawal from any drug is very difficult.
go cold turkey v expr (addiction: quit abruptly)dejar algo de golpe vtr + loc adv
  dejar algo repentinamente vtr + adv
  dejar algo de manera abrupta vtr + loc adv
 The addict decided the only way to break his habit was to go cold turkey.
 El adicto decidió que la única solución era dejar su hábito de golpe.
ocellated turkey n (bird: Agriocharis ocellata)pavo ocelado loc nom m
talk turkey v expr US, figurative, informal (speak frankly and practically)hablar simple y llanamente loc verb
tom turkey,
tom
n
(male turkey)pavo macho nm + adj
turkey buzzard,
turkey vulture
n
(carrion bird)buitre americano cabecirrojo loc nom m
  aura gallipavo loc nom m
turkey cock n (male turkey)pavo nm
turkey cock n figurative (conceited person)creído, creída nm, nf
  engreído, engreída nm, nf
turkey oak n (variety of large tree)roble común nm
Note: Nombre científico: Quercus robur.
turkey sandwich n (turkey meat between slices of bread)sándwich de pavo nm + loc adj
turkey shoot n (shooting competition)tiro al pavo loc nom m
turkey shoot n figurative ([sth] easily done)blanco fácil loc nom m
wild turkey (bird)pavo salvaje loc nom m
  guajolote gallipavo loc nom m
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