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dindon

turkey (male bird)

noun dahn-DOHN Rare
Animals & Nature Birds

Also means

dupe, fool (informal)

Usage Note

Dindon refers to the male turkey; the female is dinde, and a young turkey is dindonneau. The popular expression être le dindon de la farce means to be the one who ends up looking foolish or being taken advantage of — literally 'to be the turkey of the farce'.

Examples

"Le dindon gonfle ses plumes dans la cour."

Natural Translation

The turkey puffs up its feathers in the yard.

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