"chicken leg" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chicken legs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chicken leg (plural chicken legs)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chicken, leg. The leg of a chicken. Categories (topical): Foods, Meats Synonyms: drumstick Related terms: chicken wing Translations (leg of a chicken, as food): cuixa de pollastre [feminine] (Catalan), 雞腿 (Chinese Mandarin), 鸡腿 (jītuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), kanankoipi (Finnish), broilerinkoipi (Finnish), Hühnerbein [neuter] (German), 鶏の脚 (niwatori-no ashi) (alt: にわとりのあし) (Japanese), 鶏の足 (niwatori-no ashi) (alt: にわとりのあし) (Japanese), кури́ная но́жка (kurínaja nóžka) [feminine] (Russian), но́жка Бу́ша (nóžka Búša) [feminine] (Russian), muslo de pollo [masculine] (Spanish), baget (Turkish), but (Turkish), tavuk baget (Turkish), tavuk but (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-chicken_leg-en-noun-dyuvH5gp Disambiguation of Foods: 49 26 25 Disambiguation of Meats: 53 24 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 46 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 38 34 Disambiguation of 'leg of a chicken, as food': 85 0 15
  2. (bodybuilding slang) The genetically disadvantaged or otherwise underdeveloped shank of a man. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Bodybuilding
    Sense id: en-chicken_leg-en-noun-zHtLPZSe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 46 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 38 34 Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (in the plural, bodybuilding slang) Someone with underdeveloped leg muscles. Tags: in-plural, slang Categories (topical): Bodybuilding
    Sense id: en-chicken_leg-en-noun-i~P8bg6V Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 46 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 38 34 Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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