Chicken

Chicken

See also: chicken

English

Etymology

Chosen instead of ptarmigan (a common local bird) because of a dispute over the correct spelling.

Proper noun

Chicken

  1. A census-designated place in Alaska.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from English chicken.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈ(t)ʃɪkən/, [ˈtʃɪkən], [ˈtʃɪkŋ̩], [ˈʃɪkən], [ˈʃɪkŋ̩]
    • Homophone: schicken (according to the pronunciation without /t-/)

    Noun

    Chicken n (strong, genitive Chickens or Chicken, no plural)

    1. (uncountable, cooking) chicken (meat)
      Synonyms: Hähnchen, Huhn, Hühnchen

    Usage notes

    • The word is used chiefly in compounds directly borrowed from English. However, there is also some independent productive use, for example in forms like Chickendöner (“chicken kebab”).

    Declension

    Declension of Chicken [sg-only, neuter, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein das Chicken
    genitive eines des Chickens, Chicken
    dative einem dem Chicken
    accusative ein das Chicken
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