Vol. 10 · Portmanteaus ·Late 20th century ·1984
Turducken
turkey duck + chicken
- Meaning
- A deboned chicken inside a deboned duck inside a deboned turkey — a triple-nested roast.
- Source words
- turkey + duck + chicken
- Coined by
- Paul Prudhomme
- Year
- 1984
Background
Cajun chef Prudhomme claims credit at his New Orleans restaurant. John Madden turned it into American football folklore by dissecting one on-air each Thanksgiving.
Late 20th century
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