turducken
Syllables: tur·duck·en/tɜːˈdʌk(ə)n//ˌtɝˈdʌk(ə)n/
turducken noun: a dish, usually roasted, consisting of a deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck that has been stuffed with a small deboned chicken, and also containing stuffing.
Noun
turducken (countable and uncountable, plural turduckens)
- A dish, usually roasted, consisting of a deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck that has been stuffed with a small deboned chicken, and also containing stuffing.
- The main attraction at dinner this week is called "turducken." To make it, [Paul] Prudhomme stuffs a boneless chicken with a reddish sausage stuffing; the stuffed chicken is then stuffed into a boneless duck with cornbread stuffing; finally, the chicken and the duck are stuffed into boneless turkey...1982 November 29, Charles Michener, Linda R. Prout, “Glorious Food: The New American Cooking”, in Newsweek, volume 100, New York, N.Y.: Newsweek, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 92, column 2
- Turducken is a true niche item; a product that has its roots firmly established in Cajun country and is growing in popularity [...] Skip Shensky, managing partner of the All Cajun Food Co., says his company sold 1,500 turduckens this year. […] Broussard’s experience with the product is a little...1999, Meat and Poultry, volume 45, Mill Valley, Calif.: Oman Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26
- Synonyms:
- chuckey
turducken meaning in Tamil
turducken in Tamil
- பல்புள் உணா
Examples of turducken in a sentence
- He and his brother grew up eating turducken.1999, Meat and Poultry, volume 45, Mill Valley, Calif.: Oman Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 26:
- Although I may never eat turducken [“Birds of […]2000, Vogue, page 134:
- Now, I will admit that when it came time to lay knife on turducken, with everybody gathered around in avid anticipation, the result was horrifying.2003 January 4, Jim Kershner, “Happy Turducken Day”, in The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.: Cowles Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...
- In his black Armani tuxedo, Dad set the first slice of turducken on one of the expensive china plates in a tall stack beside him and held it up.2008, S. A. Bodeen, The Compound, Square Fish, published 2009, →ISBN, pages 103–104:
Synonyms of turducken
Forms of turducken
| plural | turduckens |
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Origin of turducken
Blend of tur(key) + duck + (chick)en.
Words formed from turducken
Words that rhyme with turducken
Questions about turducken
- What does turducken mean?
- Turducken means a dish, usually roasted, consisting of a deboned turkey stuffed with a deboned duck that has been stuffed with a small deboned chicken, and also containing stuffing.
- What is turducken in Tamil?
- Turducken in Tamil is பல்புள் உணா. See Turducken meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use turducken in a sentence?
- He and his brother grew up eating turducken.
- What part of speech is turducken?
- Turducken is a noun.
- How do you pronounce turducken?
- Turducken is pronounced /tɜːˈdʌk(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of turducken?
- The plural of turducken is turduckens.
Words near turducken in the dictionary
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