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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHähnchen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Haehnchen
"Das Hähnchen schmeckt sehr lecker."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.
"The farmer feeds the chickens every morning."
- 1
Informal term meaning easily frightened or cowardly.
"Don't be so chicken; jump into the pool!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'chicken' originates from the Old English 'cicen', which referred to a young fowl. Its roots can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic '*kikō', which also relates to similar terms in other Germanic languages, indicating a long-standing association with domesticated birds used for food.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chicken" is said worldwide
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poulet
Transliteration: poulet
"Nous avons mangé du poulet rôti pour le dîner."
Hähnchen
Transliteration: Haehnchen
"Das Hähnchen schmeckt sehr lecker."
pollo
Transliteration: pollo
"Ho ordinato un piatto di pollo arrosto."
pollo
Transliteration: pollo
"El pollo frito es muy popular en todo el mundo."
frango
Transliteration: frango
"Nós comemos frango com batatas."
मुर्غي
Transliteration: murgee
Script: मुर्गी
"उन्होंने रात के खाने के लिए मुर्गी बनाई।"
鸡肉
Transliteration: jīròu
"我今天中午吃了鸡肉饭。"
닭고기
Transliteration: dakgogi
"우리는 저녁으로 닭고기를 먹었습니다."
鶏肉
Transliteration: toriniku
"夕食に鶏肉の唐揚げを作りました。"
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