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Old November 28, 2008, 09:55 AM
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What's the Mexican word for turkey? wahalote? oaxalote? huajalote? juajalote?
Did you know we call it turkey because English speakers thought they originated in Turkey. I read that in Turkey its called indu because the Turks thought it came from India. France agrees calling turkey dinde (d' inde)

I think Mexico has got it right an ungamely word for an ungamely-looking
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isn't it pavo? I looked it up in the dictionary. There were more than 1 translation, but I'm more familiar with pavo.
I never really knew that well call turkey "turkey" because English speakers thought they originated in Turkey. But I knew that there was a connection between the country and the bird ^_^
oops pavo is the Spanish word for turkey. oops oops oops
or is it? is pavo the Mexican word for turkey too???
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Old November 28, 2008, 11:37 AM
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Yes Poli the turkey on Mexico is a Pavo, and I didn't know that the name of turkey coming from the India. Yes you are right Jessica, I will have a feast in my home with the turkey from Tomisimo, he have arrived to my cooking and he already is in the oven cooking him.
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lol poor turkey......who plucked his beautiful feathers?
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Me.

And he screamed a lot.

Jajajaja.
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Old November 28, 2008, 12:06 PM
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Jorge, you don't know another word for Pavo?
I am sure I have heard the word oajalote used for turkey by what I thought was Mexicans.
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GUAJOLOTE..........another word for PAVO or TURKEY

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Old November 28, 2008, 01:15 PM
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Old November 28, 2008, 01:28 PM
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Thank you Elaina. I knew there was a Mexico specific word for pavo. Gauajalote is a perfect word for turkey.
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You know, they also use that word to call someone dumb.......

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Eres bien guajolote! (You are so dumb!)

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wow so they both mean turkey and dumb? nice
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