pullet

pul·let (p

A young domestic hen, usually one that is less than one year old.

[Middle English pulet, from Old French polet, diminutive of poul, cock, and poule, hen, both from Latin pullus, young fowl, young animal, chicken; see pau-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

pullet [ˈpʊlɪt]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young hen of the domestic fowl, less than one year old

[from Old French poulet chicken, from Latin pullus a young animal or bird]

poultry, pullet - Poultry is derived from Latin pullus, "young animal" or "chicken"; a pullet is a young hen between the ages of a chicken and a mature fowl.

See also related terms for poultry.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	pullet - flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying frier, fryer chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
	2.	pullet - young hen usually less than a year old biddy, hen - adult female chicken

Translations

pullet [ˈpʊlɪt] N → polla f, pollita f

pullet

n → junges Huhn, Hühnchen nt

pullet [ˈpʊlɪt] n → pollastra, gallina giovane

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Sophia would have had him take the pullet back, saying, she could not eat; but George begged her to try, and particularly recommended to her the eggs, of which he said it was full.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

Now there's Morgan le Fay, as fresh and young as a Vassar pullet, to all appearances, and here is this old duke of the South Marches still slashing away with sword and lance at his time of life, after raising such a family as he has raised.

A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context

"Well then," said Sancho, "let senor landlord tell them to roast a pullet, so that it is a tender one.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

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