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francolin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfɹæŋkəlɪn/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various terrestrial birds of several genera in family Phasianidae, principally in tribe Gallini.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French francolin, from Italian francolino, of unknown origin.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دُرَّاج (durrāj) — partridge
  • Old Armenian: դուռէճ (duṙēč) — partridge
  • Assamese: তিতৌ (titou) — partridge
  • Catalan: francolí — partridge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鷓鴣 /鹧鸪 (zhègū) — partridge
  • Czech: frankolín — partridge
  • Dutch: frankolijn — partridge
  • Finnish: frankoliini — partridge
  • French: francolin — partridge
  • Greek: φραγκολίνος (fragkolínos) — partridge
  • Ancient Greek: ἀτταγᾶς (attagâs) — partridge
  • Italian: francolino — partridge
  • Japanese: 鷓鴣 (shako) — partridge
  • Japanese: シャコ (shako) — partridge
  • Japanese: フランコリン (furankorin) — partridge
  • Korean: 자고 (jago) — partridge
  • Korean: 프랑콜린 (peurangkollin) — partridge
  • Central Kurdish: پۆڕ (porr) — partridge
  • Northern Kurdish: por — partridge
  • Navajo: Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ naaʼahóóhaitʼą́ʼí — partridge
  • Persian: دراج (dorâj) — partridge
  • Persian: تراج (torâj) — partridge
  • Polish: frankolin — partridge
  • Portuguese: francolim — partridge
  • Russian: тура́ч (turáč) — partridge
  • Russian: франколи́н (frankolín) — partridge
  • Spanish: francolín — partridge
  • Swahili: kwale — partridge
  • Turkish: turaç — partridge