poulard

(po̵̅o̅ lärd)

or poularde

noun

  1. a young hen spayed for fattening
  2. any fat young hen

Origin: Fr poularde < poule, hen: see poultry

See poulard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also pou·larde

noun
A young hen that has been spayed for fattening.

Origin:

Origin: French poularde

Origin: , from poule, hen

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin pulla

Origin: , feminine of pullus, young of an animal, chicken; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots

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