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poultry

/ˈpəʊltɹi/POHL-tree
/ˈpoʊltɹi/POHL-tree

Meaningyoung fowl

Common meaning: farm birds kept for meat or eggs

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin pullus ‘a young animal, chick’.

Roots

  • pullus Latin “a young animal, chick”

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