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"Chicken finger" is a noun which is often translated as "el palito de pollo", and "chicken strip" is a noun which is often translated as "la tira de pollo". Learn more about the difference between "chicken finger" and "chicken strip" below.
chicken finger(
chih
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kihn
fihng
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guhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. el palito de pollo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Mike ate some chicken fingers and french fries.Mike comió unos palitos de pollo y papas fritas.
b. la tirita de pollo (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Maria served the chicken fingers with five kinds of sauces.María sirvió las tiritas de pollo con cinco tipos de salsas.
c. la tira de pollo (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
Valeria served tapas that included paella, a Spanish omelet, and chicken fingers.Valeria sirvió tapas que incluyeron paella, una tortilla española y tiras de pollo.
chicken strip(
chih
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kihn
strihp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (culinary)
a. la tira de pollo (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I give my kids chicken strips and fries a couple of times a week.Les hago tiras de pollo con patatas fritas a mis hijos al menos un par de veces a la semana.
