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)
- Any of several fowl of the genus Megapodius; scrubfowl.