Is the name Turkey a transliteration of Xiongnu? Then why is English Turkish?

Not Xiongnu, but Turkic transliteration. Take a closer look at whether "Turkey" and "turkey" really have a little similar taste, just because they are transliteration of the same word. Turks today are called Turks in history. After the destruction of the Eastern and Western Turkic khanates in the Tang Dynasty, the remaining tribes were later the Ottoman Empire moved westward to Asia Minor.

In English-speaking countries, especially Britain and the United States, turkey is an indispensable traditional food on the table of major festivals (such as Thanksgiving and Christmas). Turkey is called Turkey and Turkey in the Middle East is also called Turkey. The word "Turkey" is indeed borrowed from the name of Turkey.

It turns out that a long time ago, there was a kind of guinea fowl, which was introduced to Europe in Turkey, and Europeans called it turkey. As a matter of fact, this kind of big broiler is native to Guinea in Africa, and the name of the turkey is Zhang Guan Dai Li. Later, another kind of big chicken was found in North America, which looked very similar to that kind of guinea fowl. Mexicans domesticated it as poultry, and later, the Spanish brought it to Europe and began to breed in large quantities. By the beginning of16th century, this kind of chicken was very popular in Britain. People think it looks like a guinea fowl, so they call it a turkey, but they no longer call it a turkey.

So the hometown of Turkey that people are familiar with today is North America, which is far from Turkey!

China calls a turkey a turkey, not because it is related to barbecue, but because it has a soft red skin on its chin that connects its long neck. Because the skin is as soft as a ribbon, it is also called "spitting chicken".