"KFC" meaning in English

See KFC in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: KFCs [plural]
Etymology: * (KFC Corporation): Initialism of its historical name, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Etymology templates: {{sense|KFC Corporation}} (KFC Corporation):, {{initialism|en}} Initialism Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} KFC (countable and uncountable, plural KFCs)
  1. KFC Corporation, an American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Kentucky Fried Chicken, Organizations Categories (place): Kentucky, USA Derived forms: chickens for KFC Translations (KFC Corporation): دجاج كنتاكي (Arabic), 肯德基 (Kěndéjī) (Chinese Mandarin), KFC (english: New Brunswick, New England, Louisiana, Missouri) [Africa, Europe] (French), PFK [Quebec] (French), केएफसी (keephsī) (Hindi), ケンタッキーフライドチキン (Kentakkī Furaido Chikin) (Japanese), ケンタッキー (Kentakkī) (Japanese), ケンタ (Kenta) (Japanese), 켄터키 프라이드 치킨 (Kenteoki peuraideu chikin) (Korean), 켄터키 (Kenteoki) (Korean), ເຄເອຟຊີ (khē ʼēp sī) (Lao), เคเอฟซี (Thai), كېنتاكىي (këntakiy) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-KFC-en-name-ZNn4t96t Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 42 15 Disambiguation of 'KFC Corporation': 90 7 3
  2. (Vanuatu) Initialism of Kaikai Fried Chicken. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Kaikai Fried Chicken Categories (topical): Organizations
    Sense id: en-KFC-en-name-VU89ODRG Categories (other): Vanuatu English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pseudo-acronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 46 23 Disambiguation of English pseudo-acronyms: 21 52 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 56 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 42 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 55 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 21 53 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 64 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 21 54 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 24 56 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 59 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 19 56 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 21 54 24
  3. Initialism of Karipúna French Creole. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Karipúna French Creole
    Sense id: en-KFC-en-name-3oT4QFr1 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 42 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 12 32 56

Inflected forms

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