| French Thanksgiving Vocabulary |
| French vocabulary related to the American celebration of Thanksgiving |
Thanksgiving vocabulary | Quiz
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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Quiz on French Thanksgiving vocabulary |
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