Truthahn

Meaning

male turkey

Concepts

turkey

wild turkey

turkeys

Meleagris

turkey-cock

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʁuːtˌhaːn/

Etymology

From trut + Hahn (“rooster”). The first element is either imitative of the turkey’s call to its young (cf. the etymology of Pute) or alternatively from Middle Low German drōten (“threaten”), improperly adapted to High German, in reference to the male turkey’s seemingly aggressive behavior.

Sentences

Entweder ist es Pute oder Truthahn .

It's either turkey or turkey.