poulet

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Meat from a chicken that people eat, often in French cooking

noun
/puˈleɪ/

: pollo

And then I was trussing the poulet roti a la normande, which is roast chicken stuffed with chicken livers and cream cheese, and it fell on the floor and the stuffing fell out into a big gooey mess.
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Examples

In French cuisine, poulet is often prepared with rich sauces and served alongside rice.
I love cooking poulet with herbs and garlic for our family dinners.
I love that poulet basquaise.

The Transporter Refueled (2015)
'Cause the Poulet Tchoupitoulas with the bread pudding.

Last Holiday (2006)
I'll make Julia Child's poulet au vin.

Fiction book (1990)
Now, for this Poulet Tchoupitoulas, maybe some of this fumé blanc would work.

Last Holiday (2006)
For our holiday feast, we decided to serve poulet accompanied by seasonal vegetables.

Synonyms

chicken

vspoulet

586 1.0

Meat from a farm bird that people eat

is the French culinary name for that common bird meat

poultry

vspoulet

11 1.6

Meat from birds like chickens, ducks and turkeys used for food

is the French term for meat from a single bird species

roast chicken

vspoulet

7 1.0

Chicken cooked in an oven until brown and served as a main meal

is the French name for the meat itself, not its roasted preparation

fowl

vspoulet

6 3.2

Meat from birds like chicken or duck used for food

is limited to meat of one domestic bird and used in French cuisine

poulard

vspoulet

Specialized

9.9

A young hen fattened to eat, often used in French cooking

is the general French name for the meat, not this specific bird

poussin

vspoulet

9.3

A small young chicken often served as food

is the broader French meat term rather than this baby bird dish

Surface Forms

poulet singular

poulets plural

Etymology

Poulet comes from French poule meaning 'hen' plus the small ending -et meaning 'little', so it originally meant 'little hen'. It is related to English poultry, and that is why poulet now means chicken meat used in cooking.