What does pollo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word pollo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pollo in Spanish.

The word pollo in Spanish means chicken, chick, kid, chicken offal, chicken salad, chicken fillet, giblets, make a scene, fried chicken. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pollo

chicken

nombre masculino (gallina para alimento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Desde que estoy a dieta como pollo asado todos los días.
Since I went on a diet I have eaten grilled chicken every day.

chick

nombre masculino (cría de un ave)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No todos los huevos de gallina tienen un pollo en su interior.
Not all chicken eggs have a chick inside them.

kid

nombre masculino (coloquial (niño, muchacho) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Diego es solo un pollo: no esperes que actúe como un adulto.
Diego is just a kid: you can't expect him to act like an adult.

chicken offal

(carne de pollo asada)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta la asadura de pollo crocante.
I like crispy chicken offal.

chicken salad

(verdura cruda con pollo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chicken fillet

(lonja de pechuga)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esteban estuvo varios meses a dieta de filete de pollo y vegetales al vapor.
Esteban spent several months on a diet of chicken fillets and steamed vegetables.

giblets

(vísceras)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Hice un caldo con menudos de pollo.

make a scene

locución verbal (coloquial (armar un escándalo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

fried chicken

nombre masculino (pollo en sartén)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No como carne roja pero me encanta el pollo frito con patatas.
I don't eat red meat but I love fried chicken with potatoes.

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