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1. Stella, oh, Stella says:

   November 28, 2024 at 12:57 am

   In Germany it is called “Truthahn” (the male), something like “hooting cock”, which makes a bit of sense; the female is called “Pute” (???)

   In Denmark they call the bird “kalkun” (???)

   And I always thought that the French call it dinde/dindon, because Columbus thought the American continent, where they found it, was India.

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