Pute
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Etymology
16th century, from Middle Low German *pūte, imitative of the bird’s (mating) call. Compare German put (with a short vowel), a word used to call chickens and other farm birds (DWDS).
Pronunciation
Noun
Pute f (genitive Pute, plural Puten, masculine Puter)
- female turkey
- Synonym: Truthenne
- (by extension) turkey (the bird species)
- Synonym: Truthuhn
- turkey (the meat of this bird)
- Synonym: Putenfleisch
Usage notes
- See Truthahn for notes on the use of the different synonyms and gender forms.
Declension
Declension of Pute [feminine]
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- Putenei
- Putenfleisch
- Putenküken
Related terms
- Putehenne
Further reading
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