poulet

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from poule (“hen”) +‎ -et (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pu.le/, /pu.lɛ/
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Noun

poulet m (plural poulets)

  1. chicken
  2. (slang, derogatory) policeman (especially a plain-clothes police detective)
    Synonyms: policier, keuf, flic
    • 2017 May 2, “Policier brûlé le 1er-Mai : la CGT ironise sur le "poulet grillé" et crée une polémique”, in Paris Match‎:
      Dans un tweet, depuis effacé, la CGT Publicis évoquait le traitement médiatique réservé à un «poulet grillé», pour parler du policier gravement brûlé en marge des défilés du 1er-Mai à Paris.
      In a tweet, since deleted, CGT Publicis mentioned the media's coverage of a "pig roast", referring to a police officer who suffered severe burns during the 1 May marches in Paris.
  3. (obsolete) love letter

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Switzerland German: Poulet

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French poulet.

Noun

poulet m (plural poulets)

  1. (Jersey) chicken (as food)

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

poule +‎ -et.

Noun

poulet oblique singular, m (nominative singular poulez or pouletz)

  1. chicken (as a food)

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