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CHIK-in/ˈtʃɪkɪn/

On a farm it is a bird; on a plate it is meat. English uses chicken for both. We had chicken means the meal. A chicken (with a) often means the live bird. Do not mix it with kitchen — only one letter different, totally different word.

Meaning

A bird kept for eggs and meat, or the meat from it.

Examples

• “We had chicken for dinner.”
• “Is there chicken in this soup?”
• “The chickens are in the garden.”

Good to know

chicken (meat, often uncountable) vs a chicken (the bird). Not kitchen.

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