noun
chicken, poultry
B1
Poulet: noun meaning 'chicken' or 'poultry', often culinary. Regional loanword (from French) used in Swiss German and some dialects. German neuter: das Poulet; plural Poulets (regular -s). Declines normally: genitive des Poulets, dative dem Poulet/den Poulets. Not the common standard German word in all regions.
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In der Schweiz ist Poulet ein gebräuchliches Wort für Hähnchen.
In Switzerland, 'Poulet' is a common word for chicken.
Im Restaurant bestellte ich ein gebratenes Poulet.
At the restaurant I ordered a roast chicken.
In der Schweiz isst man gerne Poulet mit Pommes Frites.
In Switzerland, people like to eat chicken with French fries.
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Picture a roasted chicken on a plate with a Swiss flag (Poulet is common in Swiss German).
Looks and sounds like the English 'pullet' (a young hen) — associate with chicken.
Neutral noun: remember 'das Poulet' — imagine a neutral-colored plate labeled 'das' under the chicken.