pullet

Signification (Anglais)

1. A young hen, especially one less than a year old.
2. (slang) A spineless person; a coward.
3. (obsolete, slang) A young girl.

Concepts

poulette

poulet

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Synonymes

young hen

chick

chicken

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frier

fryer

young chicken

Traductions

pollastra

Hühnchen

πουλάδα

polla

franga

piliç

🐔

pollastrella

yarga

Junghenne

κοτόπουλο

ορνίθιο

νεαρά όρνις

gallinella

pollita

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpʊlɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: polet

In summary

From Middle English polet, pulet, from Anglo-Norman pullet, Old French poulet (“young chicken”); polette (“young hen”), from poule (“hen”). Doublet of poult. Compare also Middle English pulle.