🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Tempura-Hühnchen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Tempura-Hühnchen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tempura Chicken/tɛmˈpʊərə ˈtʃɪkən/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #15000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Restaurant bietet köstliches Tempura-Hühnchen an."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dish consisting of chicken that has been battered and deep-fried in a light, crispy coating.

    "The restaurant is famous for its tempura chicken, served with a tangy dipping sauce."
  2. 2

    A popular Japanese dish that combines the technique of tempura with chicken as the main ingredient.

    "For dinner, I ordered tempura chicken, which was perfectly golden and crunchy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'tempura' originates from the Latin word 'tempora', referring to the times of fasting in the Catholic tradition, which influenced the Japanese culinary practice of frying vegetables and seafood in batter. 'Hühnchen' is the German word for chicken, reflecting the dish's fusion of Japanese and Western culinary traditions.

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