pavo

• “The turkey was first seen by the Spanish in Mexico around 1518, and they named it with variants on the word pavo, “pea fowl.””

  Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

• “Several centuries ago, it is recorded that any fisherman on Lake Texcoco, near Mexico City, who saw a White Pelican, locally called a pavo del agua (water turkey) or corazón de la laguna (heart of the lagoon) had just four days in which to catch it.”

  Did you know? Mexico's largest bird is the American White Pelican

• “Simple nouns such as pavo, pato, taza, tiza are easily found in any bi-lingual dictionary, and their definitions aren't ambiguous.”

  The Scarlet Letter (another word game)

• “Ask a group of people from different backgrounds --- they'll all give you "pavo" and ....”

  Guajolote tecolote zopilote zenzontle

• “A 'pavo' (turkey) is readied for molé: Pictures of Mexico”

  A 'pavo' (turkey) is readied for molé

• “An hour later, Pedro is at the restaurant, a turkey—pavo—in his arms.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Sorcerer’s Apprentices

• “I have one plate that had the correct spelling on it el pavo and he did not intend to put el cunejo under the rabbit.”

  Who is E.V., potter in San Miguel..?

• “Grilled turkey breast: Pechuga de pavo a las brasas”

  The state of Chihuahua, Mexico: resource page

• “December 22nd, 2008 at 3: 10 pm so bloody true .. .i just changed my fb status before jumping here .. lmao .. davo pavo Says:”

  What are you doing today?

• “In Spanish as I know it a wild turkey is a guajalote, while a tame turkey is a pavo. stevaroni”

  Meleagris gallopavo - The Panda's Thumb

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