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chicken
English
Wikispecies
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: ch?k'?n, IPA(key): /?t???k?n/
- Rhymes: -?k?n, -?k?n
- Hyphenation: chick?en
Etymology 1
From Middle English chiken (also as chike > English chick), from Old English ?icen, ?ycen (“chicken”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *kiuk?n (“chicken”), or alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *kukk?n, equivalent to cock +? -en. Compare North Frisian schückling (“chicken”), Saterland Frisian Sjuuken (“chicken”), Dutch kuiken (“chick, chicken”), German Low German Küken (“chick”), whence German Küken (“chick”), (elevated, obsolete) German Küchlein (“chick”) and Old Norse kjúklingr (“chicken”).
Noun
chicken (countable and uncountable, plural chickens)
- (countable) A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.
- 1997, Beverley Randell, Clive Harper, Chickens, Nelson Thornes (?ISBN), page 8:
- Some chickens lay eggs almost every day. […] Chickens are kept for their meat, too.
- 1997, Beverley Randell, Clive Harper, Chickens, Nelson Thornes (?ISBN), page 8:
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- 1995, Jean Paré, Chicken, Etc., Company's Coming Publishing Limited (?ISBN), page 7:
- Before cooking chicken, or other poultry, rinse with cold water and pat dry with a paper towel.
- 1995, Jean Paré, Chicken, Etc., Company's Coming Publishing Limited (?ISBN), page 7:
- (archaic) The young of any bird; a chick.
- (countable, slang) A coward.
- 2008, Lanakila Michael Achong, Haole Boy: The Adoption of Diversity, iUniverse (?ISBN), page 44:
- Usually, I had no problem approaching girls, but this one was different. I went home and berated myself for being such a chicken.
- (More commonly used as an adjective with this sense; see below.)
- 2008, Lanakila Michael Achong, Haole Boy: The Adoption of Diversity, iUniverse (?ISBN), page 44:
- (countable, slang) A young or inexperienced person.
- 1886, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Lauriston Garden Mystery”, in A Study in Scarlet (Beeton's Christmas Annual; 28th season), London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., November 1887, OCLC 15800088; republished as A Study in Scarlet. A Detective Story, new edition, London: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., 1892, OCLC 23246292, page 43:
- "This case will make a stir, sir," he remarked. "It beats anything I have seen, and I am no chicken."
- 1886, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Lauriston Garden Mystery”, in A Study in Scarlet (Beeton's Christmas Annual; 28th season), London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., November 1887, OCLC 15800088; republished as A Study in Scarlet. A Detective Story, new edition, London: Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co., 1892, OCLC 23246292, page 43:
- (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- The game of dare.
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser).
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser).
- A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
Synonyms
- (bird): biddy, chook (Australia, NZ)
- (coward): see Thesaurus:coward
- (young inexperienced person): spring chicken
- (young, attractive, slim man): twink
Hyponyms
- (bird): cock, cockerel, rooster (male), hen (female), chick (young), broiler (suitable as food)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? German: Chicken
- ? Irish: sicín
- ? Japanese: ??? (chikin)
- ? Korean: ?? (chikin)
Translations
See also
- egg
- poultry
- ????
Adjective
chicken (comparative more chicken, superlative most chicken)
- (informal) Cowardly.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cowardly, Thesaurus:afraid
Derived terms
- chicken out
Etymology 2
Shortening of chicken out.
Verb
chicken (third-person singular simple present chickens, present participle chickening, simple past and past participle chickened)
- (intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
Etymology 3
From chick +? -en (plural ending).
Noun
chicken
- (Britain dialectal or obsolete) plural of chick
Further reading
- chicken on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- chicken (food) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- chicken (game) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- chicken (gay slang) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- chicken (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- check in, check-in, checkin', in check
Scots
Etymology
From English chicken.
Noun
chicken (plural chickens)
- chicken
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bouillon
English
Etymology
First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bull?re, present active infinitive of bulli? (“I bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?bu?.j?n/, /?bu?.j??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b?l?j?n/, /?b?lj?n/, /?bu?j?n/
Noun
bouillon (countable and uncountable, plural bouillons)
- A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
- An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.
Hypernyms
- (type of broth): broth
Hyponyms
- Scotch broth
Derived terms
- bouillon cube
- court bouillon
Related terms
- bullion (bulk gold or silver)
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French bouillon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu(l)?j?n/
- Hyphenation: bouil?lon
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
bouillon m (plural bouillons, diminutive bouillonnetje n)
- stock, broth (water in which meat (or other food) has been boiled)
- Synonym: vleesnat
- (dated) bullion, fringe of gold or silver wire
- Synonym: cantille
Derived terms
- bouillonblokje
French
Etymology
bouillir +? -on
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.j??/
Noun
bouillon m (plural bouillons)
- broth (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled)
- bubble rising from a boiling liquid
- gulp of liquid which escapes forcefully
- flesh rising on a fold
- risen fold of cloth
- unsold copies of a publication
- simple restaurant, which originally served only bouillon
Derived terms
- boire le bouillon
- boire le bouillon d'onze heures
- bouillon de culture
- bouilloire
- bouillon-blanc
- bouillonnement
- bouillonner
- bouillotte
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading
- “bouillon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Gallo
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bouillon m
- mud
Derived terms
- bouillounou (“muddy”)
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