мисирка

Macedonian

Etymology

From the Arabic name of Egypt, Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır), Arabic مِصْر (miṣr); following the false belief that turkeys originate from Egypt. Compare English turkey, Portuguese peru, Russian индейка (indejka), Scottish Gaelic eun-Frangach, and Dutch kalkoen.

Noun

мисирка (misirka) f

  1. turkey

Inflection

See also

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