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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespollo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpo.ʝo
"El pequeño pollo acaba de nacer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A baby bird, especially of a domestic hen or other gallinaceous bird.
"The mother hen carefully gathered her fluffy yellow chicks under her wings." - 2
A young woman or girl (informal).
"They went out to meet up with some friends and grabbed dinner downtown."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'chicke', which comes from Old English 'cicen', ultimately tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots denoting a young bird. Over centuries, the term has expanded from referring strictly to newly hatched poultry to colloquial usages in various modern contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chick" is said worldwide
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poussin
Transliteration: poo-sɛ̃
"Le poussin vient de sortir de son œuf."
Küken
Transliteration: kyy-kən
"Das kleine Küken piept im Gras."
pulcino
Transliteration: pul-ˈtʃi-no
"Il pulcino giallo cammina dietro la mamma."
pollo
Transliteration: ˈpo.ʝo
"El pequeño pollo acaba de nacer."
pintinho
Transliteration: pĩˈtĩ.ɲu
"O pintinho pia para chamar a galinha."
चूज़ा
Transliteration: chūzā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मुर्गी के बच्चे को चूज़ा कहते हैं।"
小鸡
Transliteration: xiǎojī
Script: 中文汉字
"草地上有一只可爱的小鸡。"
병아리
Transliteration: byeong-a-ri
Script: 한국어 한글
"노란 병아리가 마당에서 놀고 있어요."
ひよこ
Transliteration: hiyoko
Script: 日本語
"庭に可愛いひよこがいます。"
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