pollo
chicken
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A chicken, whether alive on the farm or cooked on your plate
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poultry
birds raised for food
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noun suffix
Pollo means chicken and is related to the English word poultry0, which is the label on the chicken at the grocery store.
pollo
chicken (food)
Chicken as food, whether roasted, grilled, or in a stew.
Cenamos pollo con arrozWe had chicken with rice for dinner
El pollo asado huele deliciosoThe roast chicken smells delicious
chicken, chick (the bird)
The live chicken itself, including a baby one still following the hen around.
Los pollos corren por el patio de la granjaThe chickens run around the farmyard
La gallina cuida a sus pollosThe hen looks after her chicks
scene, fuss (Spain, colloquial)
A loud public argument. A room of people squawking and flapping at each other sounds like a coop full of chickens.
Se montó un pollo enorme en la reuniónA huge scene broke out at the meeting
No montes un pollo por una tonteríaDon't kick up a fuss over something silly