• Guttural@jlai.lu
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    15 days ago

    The French word is “dinde”, and the ethmology IIRC is “from India” (d’Inde)

    Now, in French, “pute” is a derogatory term for a prostitute.

    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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      From “poule d’inde”, litterally “hen from India”, which got shortend as such things tend to be. And it replaced the delicious Christmas goose for a while because it was “exotic”.