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クリスマスターキー

Meanings

1

noun

Christmas turkey

Refers to a turkey prepared and eaten as part of a Christmas meal, a Western tradition adopted in Japan.

今年ことしのクリスマスには、クリスマスターキーを焼やく予よ定ていです。
I plan to roast a Christmas turkey this Christmas.

Written forms

クリスマス・ターキー
- クリスマスターキー
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity or in formal contexts.
- クリスマス・ターキー

Similar words

ターキー
General term for turkey (the bird or meat), not specifically associated with Christmas.
クリスマスチキン
Christmas chicken, a more common alternative in Japan due to turkey's rarity and size.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'Christmas turkey', combining クリスマス (Christmas) and ターキー (turkey).