What does poulet in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word poulet in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use poulet in French.

The word poulet in French means chicken, chicken, cop, (my) sweetheart, love letter, chicken breast, chicken leg, chicken curry, chicken escalope, Pull the other one!, Pull the other one, it's got bells on!, chicken breast, chicken curry, poulet basquaise, battery chicken, free range chicken, fried chicken. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poulet

chicken

nom masculin (jeune coq)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poulet est le principal animal d'une basse-cour.
Chickens are the main animals in a barnyard.

chicken

nom masculin (viande de poulet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hier, j'ai mangé du poulet à la moutarde à l'ancienne.
Yesterday, I ate chicken with wholegrain mustard.

cop

nom masculin (argot (policier) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
As-tu appelé les poulets ?
Did you call the cops?

(my) sweetheart

(terme affectueux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mais bien sûr mon poulet !
But of course, sweetheart!

love letter

nom masculin (vieilli (billet doux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'actrice a reçu un poulet d'un admirateur anonyme.
The actress received a love letter from a secret admirer.

chicken breast

nom masculin (poitrine de poulet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a fait des escalopes avec ces blancs de poulet.

chicken leg

nom féminin (haut de patte de poulet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous cuisinons souvent les cuisses de poulet à la crème et à l'estragon.

chicken curry

nom masculin (plat : poulet aux épices)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le curry est un condiment indien qui comprend du curcuma lui donnant sa couleur jaune, il accompagne différents plats dont le poulet.

chicken escalope

nom féminin (morceau de blanc de poulet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Moi, je vais prendre une escalope de poulet avec des frites.

Pull the other one!, Pull the other one, it's got bells on!

(familier (Ne te moque pas de moi !) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

chicken breast

nom féminin (pièce de viande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La poitrine de poulet est appelée le blanc.

chicken curry

nom masculin (recette de cuisine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poulet au curry est de la cuisine indienne.

poulet basquaise

nom masculin (recette de poulet) (Cookery, French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poulet basquaise se prépare avec des poivrons.

battery chicken

nom masculin (poulet d'élevage industriel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

free range chicken

nom masculin (poulet élevé en plein air)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fried chicken

nom masculin (plat culinaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On s’arrêta à un stand commander du poulet frit.

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