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Meaning of chicken paw | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The foot of a chicken, cut off at the ankle, and used for food.

Examples

“While most people in the United States prefer the meatier parts of the chicken, people in many foreign nations consider the chicken paw to be a delicacy.”
“Chicken feet or chicken paws have a high fat content without much meat. Meanwhile, U.S. chicken farmers are cashing in by exporting chicken feet to China. Once a worthless by-product, chicken paws or feet have become a major U.S. export (see Figure 26-3).”
“Inside the soup were a few pieces of carrot, potato, some macaroni, and one chicken paw with three nails on the top of it.”
“Looking at the glistening brown chicken feet, Boss Guan at first was worried about the grease but when he thought of the previous Jin'ling Grass dish, he started to pick up one chicken paw and eat without hesitation.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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