en kalkon
Meaning
turkey
In Swedish: en hönsfågel av släktet Meleagris
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en kalkon |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | kalkonen |
| Plural, indefinite | kalkoner |
| Plural, definite | kalkonerna |
kalkon is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor kalkon, den stora kalkonen. Check another noun
Practise kalkon
1 / 2Is it en kalkon or ett kalkon?
kalkon in a sentence
- helstekt kalkon med fyllning och skysåswhole roasted turkey with stuffing and gravy
Questions
What does kalkon mean in English?
kalkon means “turkey”.
Is it en kalkon or ett kalkon?
It is en kalkon, and “the turkey” is kalkonen.
What is the plural of kalkon?
The plural of kalkon is kalkoner, and the definite plural is kalkonerna.
Origin
Borrowed from Low German kalkûn or Dutch kalkoen, nominalisation of kalkûnsche höner or kalkoensche haan "hen from Calicut" (modern Kozhikode, India).
Nearby common words
kalkon is number 3,906 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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