pollo
See also: pöllö
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
pollo m (plural polli)
- (meats) chicken (especially chicken meat)
- (slang) sucker, chump, dupe or patsy
- (slang) pushover or weakling
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- pollo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /ˈpoʎo/
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /ˈpoɟ͡ʝo/, [ˈpoʝo]
- (Rioplatense) IPA(key): [ˈpo.ʒo]
- Homophone: poyo
NounEdit
pollo m (plural pollos)
- chicken (meat)
- pollo frito ― fried chicken
- young chicken (specially a male, or one of unspecified gender)
- (colloquial) fuss, scene
AdjectiveEdit
pollo (feminine singular polla, masculine plural pollos, feminine plural pollas)
HyponymsEdit
- (animal): gallina
- (animal): gallo
- (meat): pollo agridulce (“sweet and sour chicken”)
- (meat): pollo a la naranja (“orange chicken”)
- (meat): pollo a la parrilla (“grilled chicken”)
- (meat): pollo asado (“roast chicken, roasted chicken”)
- (meat): pollo frito (“fried chicken”)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “pollo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.