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chicken artinya

ayam

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn//ˈt͡ʃɪkən/

chicken in Indonesian: ayam, manuk, pengecut, penakut. In English, chicken means a domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

Indonesian words for chicken

bird
ayam, manuk
meat
ayam
coward
pengecut, penakut

English meaning of chicken

  1. noun A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
  2. noun The meat from this bird eaten as food.
  3. noun The young of any bird; a chick.
  4. noun A coward.

Full definition of chicken

chicken in a sentence

  • (More commonly used as an adjective with this sense; see below.)
  • Don't play chicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose.
  • Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just too chicken.

Synonyms of chicken

All synonyms of chicken

chicken in other languages

Questions about chicken in Indonesian

What is the meaning of chicken in Indonesian?
Chicken in Indonesian is ayam, manuk, pengecut, penakut.
Apa arti chicken?
Chicken: ayam, manuk, pengecut, penakut.
What does chicken mean in English?
Chicken means a domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chicken (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Indonesian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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