ningles!
'because it was introduced to England by so-called 'Turkey merchants' who traded with the Mediterranean region, including the Ottoman Empire (which then controlled the eastern third of that sea). A similar confusion caused another New World species, maize or corn (Zea mays), to be called 'Turkey wheat' or 'Turkey corn' in England.'
So now you know
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So now you know