Word
poultry
Phoneticspoul·try, stress on the first syllable
US/ˈpoʊɫtɹi/
UK/pˈəʊltɹi/
Definitions
01farm birds
B1 · Intermediate Plural noun
n. birds such as chickens, ducks, and geese that people keep on farms.
n. domesticated birds kept for agricultural production, typically for their meat or eggs.
“The farmer keeps various types of poultry, including thirty chickens and ten ducks.”
“The outbreak of avian flu forced local authorities to restrict the movement of poultry between commercial farms in the region.”
Usage
Usually treated as a plural noun when referring to the birds themselves.
Synonyms
02meat from birds
B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun Cooking
n. the meat from birds like chicken or turkey that you eat.
n. the flesh of domesticated birds used as food.
“I prefer eating poultry like chicken or turkey rather than red meat.”
“The restaurant's menu features a wide selection of poultry, ranging from roasted duck to traditional grilled chicken breast.”
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the meat as a food category.
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Etymology
From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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