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chicken breast

chicken breast

8 8.2
A bone in the chest that sticks out, often in children with rickets
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : pecho de pollo
  • During the examination, the doctor noted an abnormal protrusion of the breastbone, which is referred to as chicken breast.

Examples

  • The pediatrician explained that the chicken breast condition is often caused by rickets and needs to be treated properly.

  • You can use the chicken breast and wings to prepare this meal.

    Blog text (28)

  • At the head table, Ed has finished his chicken breast stuffed with wild rice pilaf.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Steam rose from the soup, a mixture of vegetables with little chunks of chicken breast.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • First up is 1 chicken breast cut into bite-sized pieces and seasoned with salt and pepper.

    Blog text (1)

  • Jason's mother perched on the edge of a kitchen stool, watching him grill chicken breasts for their dinner.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Julia served a boned chicken breast, small red potatoes, and asparagus.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Use skinless, boneless chicken breasts, and assume 4 to 6 ounces per serving.

    Blog text (3)

  • A 6 oz salad with 3 oz steamed chicken breast on a whole wheat bun for lunch.

    Blog text (11)

  • Dinner includes BBQ ribs, oven-roasted chicken breast, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, and scrumptious strawberry shortcake.

    Blog text (11)

Synonyms

pigeon breast
vschicken breast
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition where the chest bone sticks out too far

is the medical alternative name for the same deformity

Surface Forms

chicken breast singular
chicken breasts plural

Morphology

chicken + breast

The basic, food-related meaning 'breast of a chicken' is fully compositional from 'chicken' + 'breast', but the medical sense (a protruding sternum) is a metaphorical extension based on visual resemblance rather than literal composition. A B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely interpret the phrase as the meat item and would not reliably infer the specialised medical meaning without exposure, so the relation is partially clear but not fully predictable.

Etymology

The noun chicken breast comes from the way the chest sticks out, making the front of the body look a bit like a bird's chicken breast. That's why today it means 'a chest deformity' where the breastbone sticks out.