guinea fowl

Meaning

  1. (countable) Any of several African birds of the family Numididae (6 species) resembling partridges.
  2. (uncountable) The meat of this bird.

Synonyms

guinea hen

galeeny

Numida meleagris

guinea-hen

puinea fowl

pearl-hen

puinea hen

Translations

gallina de guinea

φραγκόκοτα

galinha d’angola

Parelhoenders

Pintada

Pintade

Numida meleagris galeata

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɪni ˌfaʊl/
Etymology

Named after Guinea as it was imported from there.

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