🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

茹で鶏

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yudetori

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Boiled Chicken/bɔɪld ˈtʃɪk.ən/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"夕食に茹で鶏と野菜を用意しました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Chicken that has been cooked in boiling water until tender.

    "For dinner, I prepared boiled chicken with a side of vegetables."
  2. 2

    A dish made from chicken that has been boiled, often used in soups or salads.

    "The salad was topped with shredded boiled chicken for added protein."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'boiled chicken' combines 'boiled', derived from the Old French 'boillir', meaning 'to bubble' or 'to seethe', and 'chicken', which comes from the Old English 'cicen', referring to a young fowl. The phrase has evolved to describe a common cooking method for poultry, emphasizing its preparation through boiling.

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