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The correct spelling is chicken.
How to pronounce chicken
/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/
nounIPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/
Say it like: Chi-ken
The correct spelling is chicken. A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young. For example: "Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just too chicken."
Usage Examples
“Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just too chicken.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.
- 2.The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- 3.The young of any bird; a chick.
- 4.A coward.
- 5.A young or inexperienced person.
adjective
- 1.Cowardly.
verb
- 1.To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
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