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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, from poule (“hen”) + -et (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
Noun
poulet m (plural poulets)
- chicken
- (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.
- (obsolete) love letter
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Further reading
Norman
Etymology
From Old French poulet.
Noun
poulet m (plural poulets)
- (Jersey) chicken (as food)
Old French
Etymology
poule + -et.
Noun
poulet oblique singular, m (nominative singular poulez or pouletz)
- chicken (as a food)
Descendants