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turkey
A large, heavy chicken-like bird that is kept as livestock. Its meat is especially popular on holidays such as Christmas or Thanksgiving.
Zu Erntedank gibt es bei uns traditionell einen gefüllten Truthahn.
For Thanksgiving, we traditionally have a stuffed turkey.
The name 'Truthahn' (turkey) is onomatopoeic. The first part, 'Trut-', imitates the bird's typical call. The second part, '-hahn', refers to the male animal, similar to 'Wasserhahn' (faucet).
Die Kinder imitierten die Geräusche des Truthahns auf dem Bauernhof.
The children imitated the sounds of the turkey on the farm.
In the context of food, 'Truthahn' (turkey) is often combined with verbs of preparation. Common phrases are 'einen Truthahn braten' (to roast a turkey), 'einen Truthahn füllen' (to stuff a turkey), or 'einen Truthahn servieren' (to serve a turkey).
Zu Weihnachten braten wir immer einen großen Truthahn für die ganze Familie.
At Christmas, we always roast a large turkey for the whole family.
Whether the animal or a person is meant can be recognized from the context. If the word refers to a person and is combined with adjectives like 'eitel' (vain) or 'aufgeblasen' (pompous), it is meant as an insult.
Er benimmt sich wie ein eitler Truthahn und denkt, er sei der Beste.
He behaves like a vain fool and thinks he's the best.
rooster / tap
'der Hahn' and 'der Truthahn' can both be animals on a farm, but they are not the same thing. 'Der Hahn' is a rooster, a male chicken that often crows in the morning. 'Der Truthahn' is a much larger bird whose meat is often eaten on holidays. The words can be confusing because the word 'Hahn' appears inside 'Truthahn'. Even so, 'Truthahn' does not simply mean a rooster, but a separate kind of animal.
Zu Weihnachten hat meine Tante einen großen Truthahn gebraten.
For Christmas, my aunt roasted a large turkey.
Am Morgen kräht der Hahn so laut, dass alle im Haus wach werden.
In the morning, the rooster crows so loudly that everyone in the house wakes up.