pollo

/ˈpoʝo/, [ˈpo.ʝo], /ˈpoʝo/, [ˈpo.ʝo]

chicken


Noun pollo m (plural pollos)

  1. chicken (meat)
    pollo frito
    fried chicken
  2. young chicken (specially a male, or one of unspecified gender)
  3. (colloquial) fuss, scene
    montar un pollo
    to make a fuss

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

  1. (Chile, slang) unexperienced

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Examples
  • Como pollo con frecuencia.

    I often eat chicken.

  • ¿Me puede dar medio kilo de muslos de pollo, por favor?

    Can I get half a kilo of chicken legs please?

  • Ella cocina el pollo como a mí me gusta.

    She cooks chicken the way I like.

  • Quisiera sopa de pollo.

    I would like chicken soup.

  • Bueno, entonces quiero pollo.

    Well then, I'll have chicken.

  • Tom está corriendo como un pollo sin cabeza.

    Tom is running around like a headless chicken.

  • Ella ha comprado un pollo.

    She bought a chicken.

  • Había una vez un pollo que tenía una tostada.

    Once upon a time there was a chicken, that had a crispbread.

  • Tom compró una cubeta de pollo frito extra-picante y un envase de ensalada de repollo.

    Tom bought a bucket of extra-spicy fried chicken and a container of coleslaw.

  • Comimos un poco de sopa de pollo.

    We had some chicken soup.

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