roast chicken
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- noun
- /roʊst ˈtʃɪkɪn/
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pollo asado
- We're having roast chicken.
- roast chicken dinner
- roast chicken salad
- roast chicken recipe
My mom's cooking sauerkraut, roasted chicken with lemon and Rosemary.
- My mom's cooking sauerkraut, roasted chicken with lemon and Rosemary.
Examples
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I can pick up a roast chicken at the market.
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That was the best roast chicken I ever had.
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Still, a roast chicken would be nice.
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We get to have roast chicken, though.
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If you had been here yesterday we could have had roast chicken.
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If I were you, I'd go with the roast chicken.
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I wouldn't say no to a nice roast chicken.
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It is the best roast chicken in the universe.
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I love to eat chicken, so perfecting the right roast chicken has been a passion of mine.
Blog text (31) -
We enjoyed a delicious roast chicken for dinner last night.
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Morphology
The meaning 'chicken cooked by roasting' is directly and compositionally derived from 'roast' (to cook with oven or fire) modifying 'chicken' (poultry). This modifier+food pattern is common across languages and in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Roast chicken comes from a simple cooking picture: a whole chicken is put in an oven to roast, so the skin turns brown and crispy. That's why roast chicken means 'chicken cooked by roasting' and is often the main dish.