poultry

(Anglès)

  1. (uncountable, usually) Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both).
  2. (uncountable, usually) The meat from a domestic fowl.

Freqüència

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈpɒltɹi/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.

Related words

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