🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

烤鸡

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǎo jī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Grilled Chicken/ɡrɪld ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这家餐厅以其烤鸡而闻名。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Chicken that has been cooked over direct heat, typically on a grill.

    "The restaurant is famous for its delicious grilled chicken served with a side of vegetables."
  2. 2

    A dish made from chicken that has been marinated and cooked on a grill.

    "For the barbecue, we prepared marinated grilled chicken that everyone loved."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'grilled chicken' combines the verb 'grill', which originates from the Old French 'griller' meaning 'to broil', and 'chicken', which comes from the Old English 'cicen'. The phrase evolved in the culinary context to refer to chicken that is cooked over direct heat, popularized in various cuisines worldwide.

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