Where does “七面鳥” come from?

七面鳥 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 鳥 — a bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat.

七面鳥 (Japanese): a wild turkey; a turkey

Definitions

  1. a wild turkey; a turkey

Ancestry of “七面鳥”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea bird; a chicken; fowl or chicken meat
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