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chicken nugget

chicken nugget noun: a small portion of cooked boneless chicken meat in batter prepared by deep-frying.

chicken nugget: a small portion of cooked boneless chicken meat in batter prepared by deep-frying
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Noun

chicken nugget (plural chicken nuggets)

  1. A small portion of cooked boneless chicken meat in batter prepared by deep-frying.
    • Chicken nuggets, 6 for $ 1.49 are another popular snack item.1986 May 8, The Canberra Times, Australian Captial Territory, page 10, column 2
    • The best you’d get is one of those animal-shaped chicken nuggets they give to kids.2018, Kazerad, Katia: Tell a story, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), February 6, 2018
    Synonyms:
    nug, nugg, nugger, nuggie, nuggy
  2. (slang, uncommon) Female genitalia.

chicken nugget meaning in Marathi and Arabic

chicken nugget in Marathi

piece of chicken in batter
चिकन नगेट cikan nageṭ

chicken nugget in Arabic

piece of chicken in batter
نَاجِت الدَّجَاج nāgit ad-dajāj

Synonyms of chicken nugget

Forms of chicken nugget

pluralchicken nuggets

Questions about chicken nugget

What does chicken nugget mean?
Chicken nugget means a small portion of cooked boneless chicken meat in batter prepared by deep-frying.
What is chicken nugget in Marathi?
Chicken nugget in Marathi is चिकन नगेट (cikan nageṭ). See Chicken nugget meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is chicken nugget?
Chicken nugget is a noun.
What is the plural of chicken nugget?
The plural of chicken nugget is chicken nuggets.

Words near chicken nugget in the dictionary

  1. chicken Maryland
  2. chicken mushroom
  3. chicken mushrooms
  4. chicken noodle soup
  5. chicken noodle soups
  6. chicken nugget
  7. chicken nuggets
  8. chicken of the sea
  9. chicken of the woods
  10. chicken on a throne
  11. chicken or egg

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