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general's chicken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
gen-er-al's chick-en
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

General Tso's chicken or a variation on that dish that is similar.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of General's chicken.

Uncountable

Etymology

A modification from General Tso's chicken for the purposes of (1) familiarization and perhaps also, in some cases, (2) leaving room for potential differentiation of the terms. Compare also gunpowder chicken § Etymology.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

gunpowder chicken kung pao orange chicken

Questions

What does general's chicken mean?
General Tso's chicken or a variation on that dish that is similar.
Where does general's chicken come from?
A modification from General Tso's chicken for the purposes of (1) familiarization and perhaps also, in some cases, (2) leaving room for potential differentiation of the terms. Compare also gunpowder chicken § Etymology.

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