quail
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6.1
- noun
- /kwāl/
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codorniz
- For dinner, we enjoyed succulent quail roasted to perfection.
- quail egg
- roasted quail
- grilled quail
Examples
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The chef recommends you try the breast of quail, stuffed with fresh dates, covered with raspberry vinegar sauce, and sprinkled with roasted hazelnuts.
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You should try the quail.
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Here, do you want some quail?
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Let's just all sit here, enjoy this quail and have a meal together.
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Are you enjoying the quail?
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That fresh quail tastes mighty good.
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Tonight's special is quail.
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Eduviges served them her famous enchiladas and pan-fried quail.
Fiction book (1990) -
Our traditional Christmas breakfast, after the gifts were opened, was fried quail, biscuits, gravy, and grits.
Blog text (6) -
We had a wonderful meal of quail in wine followed by cups of rich coffee and orange crème brûlée.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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The flesh of animals that people eat
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1.0
Meat from a farm bird that people eat
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1.0
The meat of a large farm bird often roasted and eaten
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1.0
Meat from animals like chicken or duck that people eat
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1.0
Meat from the large water bird often eaten at special meals
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7.8
The meat of a small pigeon that people eat
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1.6
Meat from birds like chickens, ducks and turkeys used for food
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4.8
A medium plump wild bird with a short tail often hunted for food
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1.0
Meat from an older female chicken that people use for stewing
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6.7
Meat from a large wild bird often roasted for food
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Meat from birds like chicken or duck used for food
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9.9
Meat from a young pigeon that people cook and eat
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A young chicken raised for its meat
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Turkey meat cooked in an oven and served as a main dish
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Meat from a young duck served as food
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9.9
Meat from a chicken that people eat, often in French cooking
Meat from a guinea fowl that people cook and eat
Wild birds like ducks and geese that live near water and are often hunted
Meat from a seabird, often from chicks and usually smoked
Compounds
- Specialized
A small ground bird like a quail in Eurasia and Africa that has no hind toe and lives in grass
- Indian
A small ground bird like a quail that lives on grassy plains and has no hind toe
- Specialized
A plump, short-tailed bird with a feather that bends forward on its head
A small ground bird in western North America that lives in mountains and has a long feather on its head
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quail meaning the meat is simply the same name used for the bird and for its flesh, so when you order quail you are eating that small bird.