Learn Greek › B1 › κοτόπουλο
κοτόπουλο
chicken /ko.ˈto.pu.lo/
nounB1#1295 most common
Also: chicken meat, chick
Example sentences
Τρώω κοτόπουλο.
I eat chicken.
Η μαμά μαγειρεύει κοτόπουλο με πατάτες.
Mom is cooking chicken with potatoes.
Αγόρασα ένα ολόκληρο κοτόπουλο από το κρεοπωλείο.
I bought a whole chicken from the butcher shop.
Το κοτόπουλο στο φούρνο χρειάζεται περίπου μία ώρα για να ψηθεί.
The chicken needs about an hour to roast in the oven.
Στο χωριό εκτρέφουν κοτόπουλα ελεύθερης βοσκής, που έχουν πιο έντονη γεύση.
In the village they raise free-range chickens, which have a more intense flavor.
Η υπερκατανάλωση φθηνού κοτόπουλου από βιομηχανικές μονάδες έχει προκαλέσει έντονο διάλογο για τις συνθήκες εκτροφής.
The overconsumption of cheap chicken from industrial farms has sparked heated debate about farming conditions.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | κοτόπουλο | κοτόπουλα |
| Genitive | κοτόπουλου | κοτόπουλων |
| Accusative | κοτόπουλο | κοτόπουλα |
| Vocative | κοτόπουλο | κοτόπουλα |
Word family
Etymology
Κοτόπουλο is built from κότα, the Modern Greek word for hen, plus the suffix -όπουλο, which marks the young of an animal. The same suffix appears in words like λιονταρόπουλο, a lion cub, and αλογόπουλο, a foal. Over time the word broadened from meaning a young hen or chick to covering chicken in general, both the bird and its meat. The origin of κότα itself is disputed and likely echoes the bird's clucking sound rather than descending cleanly from a single ancient root.
Learn Greek the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 3,509 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 3,509 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free