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How to pronounce chicken
Say it like this: /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does chicken mean?
nounA domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
“backyard chickens”
The meat from this bird eaten as food.
“boneless chicken”
The young of any bird; a chick.
“There they are – four ugly little chickens, a bit more than half-feathered, and all gaping mouths and bare bellies.”
adjCowardly.
“Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just too chicken.”
verbTo avoid a situation one is afraid of.
“For the umpteenth time, I chickened.”
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