Meaning

3 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, leg. The leg of a chicken.

    Hühnerbein

    кури́ная но́жкаkurínaja nóžka, но́жка Бу́шаnóžka Búša

    the lower joint of the leg of a chicken

  2. (slang)The genetically disadvantaged or otherwise underdeveloped shank of a man.

  3. (in the plural, slang)Someone with underdeveloped leg muscles.

    Hey chicken legs, stop skipping leg day!

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Does the chicken have three legs?

    ruУ курицы три лапы? — marafon

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  2. Can I get half a kilo of chicken legs, please?

    ruМожно мне полкило куриных ножек, пожалуйста? — odexed

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  3. We ate spicy rice with chicken legs and white mushrooms.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
leg of a chicken, as food:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
leg of a chicken, as food:

Forms

plural: chicken legs
Singularchicken leg
Pluralchicken legs

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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