Chickens Meaning in English
word · lemma: chicken
/ˈtʃɪkənz/
CHI-kuhnz
/tʃˈɪkɪnz/
CHI-kinz
Definición
Chickens are birds that people often keep on farms for eggs and meat. The word can mean the animals in general or more than one chicken.
Uso & Matices
Usually a countable noun: 'a chicken', 'two chickens'. In everyday use, 'chicken' can also mean the meat, but 'chickens' normally means live animals. It can also informally mean 'cowards' in expressions like 'Don't be chickens,' but that meaning is separate and informal.
Spanish: pollos - gallinasPortuguese (BR): frangos - galinhasPortuguese (PT): frangos - galinhasChinese (Simplified): 鸡Chinese (Traditional): 雞Hindi: मुर्गियाँ - मुर्गेArabic: دجاج - دجاجاتBengali: মুরগিRussian: курицыJapanese: 鶏Vietnamese: gàKorean: 닭Turkish: tavuklarUrdu: مرغیاںIndonesian: ayam
Oraciones de Ejemplo
We have ten chickens on the farm.
basic
The chickens eat corn every morning.
basic
The children are feeding the chickens.
basic
The neighbor's chickens keep getting into our yard.
natural
At sunrise, the chickens were already making a lot of noise.
natural
We can't leave the gate open, or the chickens will wander off.
natural