turducken

American  

[tur-duhk-uhn] / tɜrˈdʌk ən /

noun

1. a deboned turkey that is stuffed with a deboned duck that is stuffed with a deboned chicken.

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turducken British  

/ ˈtɜːdʌkən /

noun

1. a boned turkey stuffed with a boned duck that is stuffed with a small boned chicken, sometimes also containing a breadcrumb or sausagemeat stuffing

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Etymology

Origin of turducken

tur(key) + duck ¹ + (chick)en or (h)en

Example Sentences

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turducken

Yet there’s a turducken of ironies nesting in the response to Mr. Trump’s firings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

“I always say dispensaries are the turducken of retail,” she said.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2025

Absent those images, watching Lois debone, stuff and truss up a turducken would be mouthwatering.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024

During the festival, food available on site includes crawfish bread, pecan catfish meuniere and catfish almondine, cochon de lait and turducken po-boys, boudin, crawfish étouffée, jambalaya, crawfish Monica and shrimp and grits.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024

His love of football — and, at certain times of year, turducken — eventually endeared Madden to countless football fans.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2021