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orange chicken

orange chicken noun: an American Chinese dish of Hunanese origin made with fried chicken pieces in a sweet orange-flavored chili sauce glaze.

orange chicken: an American Chinese dish of Hunanese origin made with fried chicken pieces in a sweet...
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Noun

orange chicken (uncountable)

  1. An American Chinese dish of Hunanese origin made with fried chicken pieces in a sweet orange-flavored chili sauce glaze.

Questions about orange chicken

What does orange chicken mean?
Orange chicken means an American Chinese dish of Hunanese origin made with fried chicken pieces in a sweet orange-flavored chili sauce glaze.
What part of speech is orange chicken?
Orange chicken is a noun.

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