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osturducken en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɑs-/ (General-American)
• /ˌɔstɜɹˈdʌk(ə)n/ (General-American)
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• /ˌɒstɜːˈdʌk(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of os(trich) + turducken.

Meanings

1. An ostrich stuffed with a turducken; that is, a boned chicken stuffed with some sort of breadcrumb or sausage stuffing, inside a boned duck, inside a boned turkey, inside a boned ostrich.
   • And there's always the osturducken, which is a turducken tucked into an ostrich. 2001 November 21, Towse, “Terducken redux …”, in misc.writing (Usenet):
   • This year I decided that I wanted to share with all the SLUG readers one of my absolute favorite Thanksgiving recipes: the mighty osturducken! The osturducken is a sister dinner to the more traditional turducken, but it's ten thousand times more delicious. To create an osturducken you will need a de-boned ostrich, stuffed with a de-boned turkey, stuffed with a de-boned duck, stuffed with a de-boned chicken that is stuffed with your favorite stuffing. […] Place the osturducken in the oven at 225° and bake for 8 hours or until the meat thermometer reaches 165°. 2007 November, Lisa Anne Marie Baster, “Dear Dickheads [letter]”, in Angela H. Brown, editor, SLUG Magazine, volume 18, number 227, Salt Lake City, Utah: Eighteen Percent Gray, →OCLC, page 6:
   • No, but when I got interested in Turducken, I came across a recipe for an Osturducken. Take an ostrich, stuff it with a turducken. 1999 December 1, Andrew L. Tepper, “Turducken”, in pgh.food (Usenet):
   • Our traditional South African version is the Osturducken, an ostrich stuffed with turkey stuffed with duck stuffed with chicken. 2001 November 20, Hane, quoting Jan, “Turk-Duck-Hen”, in houston.eats (Usenet):

Forms

Translations (1)

mk остурда́кен (ostrich stuffed with a turducken)