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pul·let  (plt)

n.

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

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[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.]

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pullet [ˈpʊlɪt]

n

(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]

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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.

Thesaurus

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