poultry en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpəʉltɹi/ (Australia)
- /ˈpoʊltɹi/ (Canada, US)
- /ˈpəʊltɹi/ (UK)
- /ˈpɔltɹi/ (Australia)
- /ˈpɒltɹi/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). By surface analysis, poult + -ry. For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both).
a poultry farmer
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(uncountable, usually) The meat from a domestic fowl.
the poultry counter
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| poultries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
poultryhouse · poultrylike · poultrydom · poultryist · poultryless · poultrywoman · nonpoultry · poultryman · poultry wire
Hypernyms
bird · creature · animal · meat · food · critter
Relateds
poulterer · pullulate · pullet · poulter · poult
Translations (86)
sk hydina (domestic fowl) · el πουλερικό (fowl meat) · it pollame (domestic fowl) · uk сві́йська пти́ця (domestic fowl) · ja 家禽 (domestic fowl) · fi lintu (fowl meat) · pt carne de ave (fowl meat) · ru дома́шняя пти́ца (domestic fowl) · arz دواجن (domestic fowl) · fr volailles (domestic fowl) · mk живина (fowl meat) · hu baromfi (domestic fowl) · es carne aviar/aviaria/aviana (fowl meat) · pt ave de capoeira (domestic fowl) · ary دجاج (domestic fowl) · ko 가금 (domestic fowl) · sh perad (domestic fowl) · he עוֹף (fowl meat) · wa poytreye (domestic fowl) · de Geflügel (domestic fowl) · pl drób (domestic fowl) · sl perutnina (domestic fowl) · nl gevogelte (fowl meat) · nl pluimvee (domestic fowl) · rsk дробизґ (domestic fowl) · es ave de corral (domestic fowl) · ms poltri (domestic fowl) · cmn 家禽 (domestic fowl) · nb fjørfe (domestic fowl) · nl pluimvee (fowl meat) · mi kikomanu (fowl meat) · eo kortobirdo (domestic fowl) · ba ҡош-ҡорт (domestic fowl) · pl drób (fowl meat) · fa ماکیان (domestic fowl) · tr kümes hayvanları (domestic fowl) · dsb pjerina (domestic fowl) · eo kortobirdaro (domestic fowl) · rsk живина (domestic fowl) · hy թռչնամիս (fowl meat) · id unggas (domestic fowl) · hy ընտանի թռչուններ (domestic fowl) · ga éanlaith (domestic fowl) · sv fjäderfä (domestic fowl) · sh живина (domestic fowl) · mk живина (domestic fowl) · sh živina (domestic fowl) · sl perutnina (fowl meat) · wa poyes (domestic fowl) · pt ave de corte (domestic fowl) · ar دَجَاج (domestic fowl) · nn fjørfe (domestic fowl) · wa polet (fowl meat) · de Geflügel (fowl meat) · fi siipikarja (domestic fowl) · bg дома́шна пти́ца (domestic fowl) · ms unggas domestik (domestic fowl) · ar دَوَاجِن (domestic fowl) · nb fjærfe (domestic fowl) · fr volaille (domestic fowl) · pt ave doméstica (domestic fowl) · el πουλερικά (domestic fowl) · fr basse-cour (domestic fowl) · ja 家禽類 (fowl meat) · ja 家禽類 (domestic fowl) · ca aviram (domestic fowl) · vo bödem (domestic fowl) · cs drůbež (domestic fowl) · ja 家禽 (fowl meat) · fi linnunliha (fowl meat) · ca aviram (fowl meat) · id daging unggas (fowl meat) · sh перад (domestic fowl) · wa poye (fowl meat) · da fjerkræ (fowl meat) · uk сві́йський птах (domestic fowl) · ca volateria (domestic fowl) · bg птица (domestic fowl) · ru мя́со пти́цы (fowl meat) · ary دجاج (fowl meat) · eo kortobirdaĵo (fowl meat) · cmn 禽肉 (fowl meat) · eo birdaĵo (fowl meat) · be сво́йская пту́шка (domestic fowl) · da fjerkræ (domestic fowl) · nrf volaille (domestic fowl)