poultry
/ˈpəʊl.tri/ IELTSAcademic
noun
Poultry is birds kept on farms for their meat or eggs, especially chickens. It can also mean their meat as food.
- We raise poultry on our farm.
- Chicken is the most common poultry.
- The menu has grilled poultry and vegetables.
Adinary Nuance
Poultry is broader than chicken. It can mean chickens, ducks, turkeys, and other farm birds, or their meat. Use chicken for one bird or one type of meat, and poultry when you mean the whole group.
In other languages
- Vietnamese
- gia cầm
- Spanish
- aves de corral
- Chinese
- 家禽
- Japanese
- 家禽
- Korean
- 가금류
Etymology
Poultry came into English from Old French in the Middle Ages. It is linked to an older word for a young bird or farm bird.
Common phrases
poultry farmpoultry meatpoultry productspoultry industry
Synonyms
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Frequently asked questions
- Is poultry the same as chicken?
- No. Chicken is one kind of poultry. Poultry includes chickens and other farm birds too.
- Is poultry a common word in business writing?
- Yes. It is common in food, farming, and trade writing.
- Can poultry mean the meat?
- Yes. It can mean the birds or the meat from them.