noun, feminine/dɛ̃d/plural: dindes
turkey-hen (a female turkey); turkey meat (of a male or a female turkey)
In the early period following the discovery of the Americas (i.e., the Indies), the French called turkeys coq d'Inde, poule d'Inde (literally “hen from India”), etc. D'Inde was ultimately spelled dinde by (rebracketing).