poultry

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɒltɹi/|/ˈpəʊltɹi/    美 /ˈpoʊltɹi/|/ˈpɔltɹi/|/ˈpəʉltɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese) raised for food (meat, eggs, or both). uncountable,usually
    — a poultry farmer
  2. The meat from a domestic fowl. uncountable,usually
    — the poultry counter

词形变化

poultries plural

词汇关系

衍生词
nonpoultry poultrydom poultryhouse poultryist poultryless poultrylike poultryman poultry wire poultrywoman
相关词
poult poulter poulterer pullet pullulate

词源

From Middle English pultrie, from Old French pouleterie, from poulet, diminutive of poule (“hen”), from Latin pullus (“chick”). By surface analysis, poult + -ry.
For the development of Middle English /u/ to modern /oʊ/, /əʊ/ before /lt/, /ld/, /ln/, compare boult, boulder, colter/coulter, poultice, shoulder, won't.
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