Meaning
chicken
In a sentence
Mangio spesso il pollo con l'insalata.
I often eat chicken with salad.
Il pollo è nel forno da un'ora.
The chicken has been in the oven for an hour.
Al mercato compriamo un pollo intero.
At the market we buy a whole chicken.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pollo | masculine · singular |
| polli | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Informal and often insulting; use carefully. Stronger and more direct than credulone, which sounds milder.
- Usually used for a male; for a female, say polla, though it is less common and can sound marked.
- Common in phrases like fare il pollo or prendere per pollo; alone as an insult is understandable but less fixed.