بوقلمون

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُوقَلَمُون‎ (ʾabūqalamūn), from Ancient Greek ύποκάλαμον (úpokálamon).

Noun

بوقلمون • (buqalamun) (plural بوقلمون‌ها‎ (buqalamun-hâ))

  1. (archaic) many-coloured damask
  2. turkey (bird)
  3. chameleon (reptile)
  4. (derogatory) chameleon, opportunist, flip-flopper (US)

Synonyms

Adjective

بوقلمون • (buqalamun)

  1. variegated
  2. multi-coloured
  3. multifarious
  4. protean
  5. changeable

Quotations
  • Circa 1258 CE, Sa'di, Gulistan (the Rose Garden), Project Gutenberg,
    .باد در سایه درختانش گسترانید فرش بوقلمون
    The wind had in the shade of its trees Spread out a bed of all kinds of flowers.
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