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guinea hen

/ˈɡɪni hɛn/

guinea hen noun: the female of the guinea fowl.

Noun

guinea hen (countable and uncountable, plural guinea hens or guinea hen)

  1. (countable) The female of the guinea fowl.
  2. (countable) This bird prepared as food.
    • What is sauce for the goose may be sauce for the gander but is not necessarily sauce for the chicken, the duck, the turkey or the guinea hen.1954, Alice B. Toklas, The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book, Doubleday, page 6
  3. (uncountable) The meat of this bird.

Forms of guinea hen

pluralguinea hens
pluralguinea hen

Questions about guinea hen

What does guinea hen mean?
Guinea hen means the female of the guinea fowl.
What part of speech is guinea hen?
Guinea hen is a noun.
How do you pronounce guinea hen?
Guinea hen is pronounced /ˈɡɪni hɛn/.
What is the plural of guinea hen?
The plural of guinea hen is guinea hens.

Words near guinea hen in the dictionary

  1. Guinea deer
  2. guinea fowl
  3. guinea fowls
  4. guinea grains
  5. Guinea grass
  6. guinea hen
  7. guinea hen weed
  8. guinea keet
  9. guinea keets
  10. Guinea peach
  11. Guinea peaches

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