Turkey in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: PAH-voh

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pavo info.

Tips to remember the word “pavo”:
1. Associate the word “pavo” with Thanksgiving or Christmas, holidays when turkey is commonly eaten.
2. Think of “pavo real,” which means “pea****” in Spanish, and remember that “pavo” is another bird.
3. Visualize a turkey and imagine a Spanish chef calling it “pavo” in a cooking show.

Explanations:
“Pavo” is the Spanish word for the bird we know in English as a turkey, which is traditionally eaten during festive holidays.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Guajolote (another term used in Mexico for “turkey”).

Alternate meanings like slang:
– In some Spanish-speaking countries, “pavo” can colloquially refer to someone who is naive or easily scared, similar to “chicken” in English.
– “Pavo” is sometimes used in slang to refer to a 1000 pesos bill in some Latin American countries due to their color or the bird images they might have had in the past.

Examples of sentences that use it:
– “Voy a comprar un pavo para la cena de Navidad.” (I’m going to buy a turkey for Christmas dinner.)
– “Este año celebraremos con un pavo relleno.” (This year we will celebrate with a stuffed turkey.)
– “En la granja criamos pavos y gallinas.” (On the farm, we raise turkeys and chickens.)
– “No seas pavo y atrévete a hacerlo.” (Don’t be scared and dare to do it.)
– “Me pagaron con un pavo y compré la despensa para la semana.” (I was paid with a 1000 pesos bill and bought groceries for the week.)

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