pollo

See also: pöllö

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpol.lo/

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• Rhymes: -ollo
• Hyphenation: pól‧lo

Noun

pollo m (plural polli)

1. (meats) chicken (especially chicken meat)
2. (slang) sucker, chump, dupe or patsy
3. (slang) pushover or weakling

Derived terms

• pollaio
• pollo delle pampas
• pollo sultano

 

Related terms

• pollare
• pollastra
• pollino
• pulcino
• pullulare

 

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Latin

Adjective

pollō

1. dative masculine singular of pollus
2. dative neuter singular of pollus
3. ablative masculine singular of pollus
4. ablative neuter singular of pollus

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Spanish

pollo

Etymology

From Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʎo/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /ˈpoɟ͡ʝo/, [ˈpoʝo]
• (Rioplatense) IPA^(key): [ˈpo.ʒo]
• Homophone: poyo

Noun

pollo m (plural pollos)

1. young chicken (specially a male, or one of unspecified gender)
2. chicken (meat)

Adjective

pollo (feminine singular polla, masculine plural pollos, feminine plural pollas)

1. (Chile, slang) unexperienced

Hyponyms

• gallina
• gallo

Derived terms

Derived terms

• polla
• pollería
• pollito feliz

• pollito
• polluelo

Related terms

• pollero
• pollino
• pulular
• repollo