Meaning & use
poulet
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Meaning
nouncountable
A young chicken, especially one used as food; the French word for chicken, seen on menus.
Grammar: Countable: a poulet, two poulets, or poulet as an ingredient.
Patterns
- a poulet
- poulet with something
The bistro's menu lists a roasted poulet with herbs.
She ordered the poulet and a glass of white wine.
Word forms
| plural | poulets |
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Common combinations
- roast poulet
- The chef prepared a classic roast poulet.
- poulet with herbs
- The poulet with herbs was the evening's special.
- poulet de Bresse
- Poulet de Bresse is a famous French chicken.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- poularde noun
- A French term for a fattened young hen.
Commonly confused: poulet or pullet?
poulet vs pullet
A pullet is a young hen, especially one that has just started laying eggs, while poulet is a French word for chicken meat.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'poulet' naturally in English?
Choose one answer.
In English, 'poulet' appears mainly on menus or in French cooking contexts, so 'serves poulet with garlic sauce' fits. The supermarket and farm examples sound odd in everyday English, where 'chicken' is used.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “poulet”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.