🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

pollo tempura

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pollo tempura

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tempura Chicken/tɛmˈpʊərə ˈtʃɪkən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El restaurante tiene un excelente pollo tempura."

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' is derived from the Latin word 'tempora', referring to the Ember Days when fish was traditionally eaten. It was introduced to Japan by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century. 'Chicken' is derived from Old English 'cicen', which has Germanic roots, indicating a domesticated bird.

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