Thanks to our VOA Learning English Facebook friends, we have a few more names for “turkey” to share with you.

　　The Vietnamese word for the bird is “gà tây” or western chicken. Our Facebook friend Nguyen Duc explains that “local chicken is smaller than western chicken.”

　　A Facebook friend in Myanmar explained that the Burmese word for “turkey” is “kyat sin.” The name translates to “elephant chicken” in English.

　　“That animal looks like a big chicken,” Zaw Myo Win explained.

　　The Dari language name for the bird, "fel murgh" also translates to “elephant chicken.”

　　Abdulla Kawer explained to us that “here in Afghanistan this name represents the size of this delicious meal.” He adds that he thinks the descriptive name “elephant chicken” is “better than a country name.”

　　I’m Ashley Thompson.

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