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French Thanksgiving Vocabulary
French vocabulary related to the American celebration of Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving is not celebrated in France, so here is some French vocabulary related to the American holiday.

Thanksgiving le jour de l'action de grâce
autumn, fall l'automne
colony une colonie
feast un festin, un banquet
football le football américain
grateful (adj) reconnaissant
harvest la récolte
horn of plenty la corne d'abondance
native (adj) indigène
(Native American) Indians les Indiens (d'Amérique)
November novembre
parade une parade
Pilgrims les pèlerins
settler un colonisateur
to share partager
Thursday jeudi
tradition une tradition
traditional (adj) traditionnel
treaty un pacte
tribe une tribu

 
The food served for the Thanksgiving feast varies from home to home, but here are some traditional dishes.

food la nourriture
bread le pain
corn le maïs
cranberry la canneberge
gravy la sauce au jus de viande
mashed potatoes la purée
pumpkin pie la tarte à la citrouille
stuffing la farce
sweet potato la patate douce
turkey la dinde
yam un igname

 

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