curcan

Romanian

Etymology

From curcă (“turkey hen”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kurˈkan/

• Audio:

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Noun

curcan m (plural curcani, feminine equivalent curcă)

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

Declension

Declension of curcan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) curcan	curcanul	(niște) curcani	curcanii
genitive/dative	(unui) curcan	curcanului	(unor) curcani	curcanilor
vocative	curcanule		curcanilor

Derived terms

• curcănaș
• curcănărie
• curcănie
• moțul-curcanului
• nasul-curcanului

Expressions

• se umfla în pene ca un curcan

 

See also

• fazan
• păun
• potârniche

References

• curcan in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)