tavukçu

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طاوقجی (tavuḳcu, “a poulterer”); equivalent to tavuk (“chicken”) +‎ -çu (“occupation suffix”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ta.βukˈt͡ʃu/ Hyphenation: ta‧vuk‧çu === Noun === tavukçu (definite accusative tavukçuyu, plural tavukçular) A person who deals in breeding or selling (whether alive or butchered) poultry; a poulterer, chicken farmer. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “tavukçu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tavukçu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4648