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chicken in Persian

مرغ خانگی morġ-e xânegi

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn//ˈt͡ʃɪkən/

chicken in Persian: مرغ خانگی (morġ-e xânegi), ماک (mâk), مرغ (morġ), جوجه (juje). In English, chicken means a domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

Persian words for chicken

bird
مرغ خانگی morġ-e xânegi, ماک mâk, مرغ morġ, جوجه juje
meat
مرغ morġ, جوجه juje

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 Persian

What is the meaning of chicken in Persian?
Chicken in Persian is مرغ خانگی (morġ-e xânegi), ماک (mâk), مرغ (morġ), جوجه (juje).
معنی chicken چیست؟
Chicken: مرغ خانگی (morġ-e xânegi), ماک (mâk), مرغ (morġ), جوجه (juje).
What does chicken mean in English?
Chicken means a domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).

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