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单词 petit poussin
释义

petit poussinn.

Brit. /ˌpɛtɪ ˈpuːsan/, /ˌpɛtɪ ˈpuːsã/, U.S. /ˌpɛdi pʊˈsɛn/
Inflections: Plural petits poussins.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French petit poussin.
Etymology: < French petit poussin (1627 or earlier) < petit (see petit adj.) + poussin poussin n.
Chiefly in contexts of French cookery: a young chicken.
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1894 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3rd Ser. 5 299 Some hundreds of very young chickens—petits poussins, as they are called in France—about a month old.]
1895 E. Brown Poultry Fattening vii. 104 Mr. Bailey believes that pure Dorkings are decidedly the best... When they are ready for killing they are petits poussins, whatever the age may be.
1900 Times 26 Feb. 3/2 Belgium has been fortunate enough to establish a speciality..with its ‘petit poussin’.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 882/2 Chickens fattened quite young..and known as petits poussins or ‘milk chickens’.
1927 Daily Express 1 Apr. 5 English poultry is dear, but there are spring chicken and petits poussins, ducklings and plovers' eggs.
1961 Harrods Food News 16/2 Poultry..English Petit Poussin.
2003 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 22 Jan. 1 f The menu includes Summer Squash Soup with Basil Cream, Roasted Petit Poussin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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