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Turducken Redux (.i. Turlaicín Fillte) Posted by on Nov 26, 2013

(le Róislín) Turkey Season is definitely upon us and offers us a good excuse to “talk turkey” (literally) and to revisit the previous “Turlaicín” blog in this series (https://blogs.transparent.com/irish/cad-is-turlaicin-ann/, 18 Mí na Samhna 2011). First, a quick reminder of the word “turkey” itself: an turcaí [un TUR-kee], the turkey, pronounced pretty much like English although there…

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Cad Is *Turlaicín Ann? (Discussing ‘Turducken’ in Irish) Posted by on Nov 18, 2011

(le Róislín) Más neamhchoitianta agus réasúnta nua an bia sin “tófurcaí,” a bhí sa bhlag is déanaí, cén t-ainm a bheadh air seo – turcaí agus lacha agus sicín?  *Turlachín, an ea?  Ní hea, ní bheadh sa rud sin ach “turcaí” agus “lachín” (duckling).  “*Turlaicín,” mar sin, is dócha, más fiú Gaeilge a chur air. …

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