Meanings
nounturkey hen (plural turkey hens)
plural turkey hens · alternative turkey-hen · alternative turkeyhen
Origin
Translations
Catalan polla díndia, tita
- polla díndiafemale turkey
- titafemale turkey
Chinese Mandarin 母火雞 /母火鸡, 雌火雞 /雌火鸡
- 母火雞 /母火鸡 (mǔhuǒjī)female turkey
- 雌火雞 /雌火鸡 (cí huǒjī)female turkey
Dutch kalkoenhen, vrouwelijke kalkoen
- kalkoenhenfemale turkey
- vrouwelijke kalkoenfemale turkey
Esperanto meleagrino
- meleagrinofemale turkey
Finnish kalkkunakana
- kalkkunakanafemale turkey
French dinde, dinde femelle
- dindefemale turkey
- dinde femellefemale turkey
German Truthenne, Pute
- Truthennefemale turkey
- Putefemale turkey
- Trutefemale turkey
- weibliches Truthuhnfemale turkey
Hungarian nőstény pulyka, pulyka tyúkja
- nőstény pulykafemale turkey
- pulyka tyúkjafemale turkey
Polish indyczka
- indyczkafemale turkey
Portuguese perua
- peruafemale turkey
Romanian curcă
- curcăfemale turkey
Russian инде́йка, индю́шка
- инде́йка (indéjka)female turkey
- индю́шка (indjúška)female turkey
Scottish Gaelic cearc-Fhrangach
- cearc-Fhrangachfemale turkey
Spanish pava, guajolota
- pavafemale turkey
- guajolotafemale turkey
- totolafemale turkey
- cóconafemale turkey
- güilafemale turkey
- pípilafemale turkey
- cunefemale turkey
Swedish kalkonhöna
- kalkonhönafemale turkey
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APA
turkey hen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turkey%20hen
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Chicago
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