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curcan

Pronunciation: /kurˈkan/

“curcan” is a Romanian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. turkey (bird)
  2. turkey-cock
  3. policeman, cop, peeler, copper

In Romanian

  1. (ornit.) (Meleagris gallopavo) pasăre domestică mare, originară din America, cu coada lată care se desfășoară în formă de evantai; (p.rest.) masculul curcii.
  2. (depr.; în trecut) sergent de stradă; vardist.
  3. (fig.) poreclă dată dorobanților români din războiul de la 1877–1878.

Etymology

From curcă (“turkey hen”) + -an.

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