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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaletta di pollo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈletta di ˈpollo
"Ho ordinato un piatto di alette di pollo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The wing of a chicken used as food, often deep-fried and coated in a spicy sauce.
"We ordered a large platter of spicy chicken wings for the football game." - 2
The anatomical wing of a chicken or similar bird.
"The farmer inspected the injured chicken wing to ensure no bones were broken."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'chicken', originating from Old English 'cicen' (a young fowl), and 'wing', from Old Norse 'vængr'. First documented in American culinary contexts in the mid-20th century, the term gained global prominence specifically following the invention of Buffalo wings in Buffalo, New York, in 1964.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chicken wing" is said worldwide
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aile de poulet
Transliteration: el də pulɛ
"Nous avons mangé des ailes de poulet épicées."
Hähnchenflügel
Transliteration: hɛːnçənˌflʏːɡl̩
"Die Hähnchenflügel waren knusprig und scharf."
aletta di pollo
Transliteration: aˈletta di ˈpollo
"Ho ordinato un piatto di alette di pollo."
alita de pollo
Transliteration: aˈlita de ˈpoʝo
"Me encantan las alitas de pollo picantes."
asa de frango
Transliteration: ˈaza dʒi ˈfɾɐ̃ɡu
"Pedimos uma porção de asa de frango."
चिकन विंग
Transliteration: chikan ving
"हमने पार्टी के लिए चिकन विंग्स ऑर्डर किए।"
鸡翅
Transliteration: jī chì
"炸鸡翅非常受年轻人欢迎。"
치킨 윙
Transliteration: chikin wing
"우리는 맥주와 함께 치킨 윙을 먹었습니다."
チキンウィング
Transliteration: chikin uingu
"ピリ辛のチキンウィングを注文しました。"
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