🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

水煮火鸡

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuǐ zhǔ huǒ jī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Poached-turkey/poʊtʃt ˈtɜːr.ki/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #45200 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"水煮火鸡肉质非常鲜嫩。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A turkey breast or whole bird that has been cooked by simmering gently in a seasoned liquid, broth, or stock.

    "The chef prepared a poached-turkey seasoned with fresh herbs and citrus."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing poultry prepared using the gentle simmering poaching technique to maintain tenderness.

    "She added diced poached-turkey to the light summer salad."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'poach', derived from Middle French 'pocher' (to enclose in a bag or simmer gently), dating back to the 14th century, with 'turkey', referencing the North American bird named via confusion with guinea fowl imported through Turkish lands. As a culinary method applied to poultry, it gained prominence in modern gastronomy for retaining moisture in lean meats.

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