picanto (a small chicken)

English translation: spring chicken

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Catalan term or phrase:picanto (a small chicken)
English translation:spring chicken
Entered by: Paula Sepúlveda (X)

09:45 May 26, 2009
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Catalan term or phrase: picanto (a small chicken)
• Picantó especiat sobre polenta cremosa 12'50€
mbc
Spain
Local time: 12:56
spring chicken
Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spring chicken
a young chicken, which is tender for cooking

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5 +1poussin
Veronica Lambert Hall
4 +2spring chicken
Paula Sepúlveda (X)


  

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poussin


Explanation:
In the United Kingdom, poussin (or less common coquelet) is a butcher term for a young chicken, less than 28 days old at slaughter and usually weighing 400-450 grammes but not above 750g. It is sometimes also called spring chicken, although the term spring chicken usually refers to chickens weighing 750-900g.

In the United States of America, poussin is an alternative name for a small-sized [cross-breed] chicken called Rock Cornish game hen, developed in the late 1950s, which is twice as old and twice as large as the typical British poussin.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poussin_(chicken)
Veronica Lambert Hall
Spain
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Christopher Fitzsimons
4 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
spring chicken


Explanation:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spring chicken
a young chicken, which is tender for cooking

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Note added at 15 mins (2009-05-26 10:00:51 GMT)
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http://busycooks.about.com/od/springrecipesandmenus/a/spring...

Paula Sepúlveda (X)
Spain
Local time: 12:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ross Andrew Parker
2 mins
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agree  Berni Armstrong: This is the more colloquial term. Your choice depends on your target audience - specialised or general public?
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Berni. What would the specialised term be?
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