dindon
French, noun/dɛ̃.dɔ̃/
dindon is spelled D-I-N-D-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,908th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dindon is a French masculine noun meaning “turkey cock (male turkey)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Gros oiseau sauvage ou de basse-cour, de la famille des gallinacés et dont la queue est assez analogue à…”.
What does dindon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineturkey cock (male turkey)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est d’une stupidité prétentieuse.
noun: 1. Gros oiseau sauvage ou de basse-cour, de la famille des gallinacés et dont la queue est assez analogue à celle du paon, de nom scientifique Meleagris gallopavo. 2. Viande de cette volaille. 3. Homme niais, facile à duper. 4. Personnage prétentieux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dindon
- dindons plural
- dinde feminine
- dindonne singular feminine
- dindonnes plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dindon?
- /dɛ̃.dɔ̃/
- \dɛ̃.dɔ̃\
- [ɛ̃ dɛ̃.dɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dindon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dindon in French?
dindon appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).