Is puten (German), dinde(french), turkey and domesticated turkey the same? When I looked in wikipedia they show different pictures for turkey and domesticated turkey..Can anyone explain the difference between two? If I go to a shop and ask for turkey...which one do they sell? Domesticated or the other? What is puten and dinde ? Is it domesticated turkey or normal turkey?
2007-01-02 19:32:58 · 6 answers · asked by ParsleyThyme 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In German, "Truthahn" (male) and "Truthenne" (female) technically refer to the wild form of the turkey, Puter (male) and (Pute) female to the domesticated form. In everyday language, "Pute" and
"Truthahn" are indiscriminately used for the meat of domesticated turkeys.
In French, "dinde" is the female and "dindon" the male domesticated turkey, "dindonneau" is a turkey chick.
2007-01-02 20:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by Sterz 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I lived in Quebec, I would just buy une dinde out of the freezer. Then I would eat du dinde. Un dindon as far as I know is only for a living male turkey.
Now I live in Switzerland and I have to order my turkey. I ask for Truthahn and I get a turkey a few days later. It's dead and plucked but not frozen. Sometimes it costs three times as much as other times, so maybe in those cases it's a better breed. Don't know. Never heard of Puten before so thanks for that vocab item!
2007-01-02 22:44:27 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh I have no idea. I think maybe the difference is that the domestic turkey lived with a farmer and the normal turkey was a wild turkey... so I think they sell you the domestic turkey.
2007-01-02 19:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by tine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I talk about turkey in German, I'm talking about eating it - and it's a Truthahn. So I'm guessing that's the domesticated version - what you'd ask for if you're shopping for dinner anyway.
Sorry, can't help you with the French.
2007-01-02 19:39:33 · answer #4 · answered by Cedar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pute is the female turkey and Puten is just the plural.
2007-01-02 22:18:59 · answer #5 · answered by Wilma G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FYI, 'dinde' is a shortened form of d'Indie, meaning "from India."
2007-01-02 20:24:01 · answer #6 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋