boshoen

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • boschhoen (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of bos (“forest”) +‎ hoen (“fowl”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔs.ɦun/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bos‧hoen

Noun

boshoen n (plural boshoenders or boshoenderen, diminutive boshoentje n)

  1. any of several fowl of the genus Megapodius; scrubfowl
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