airline chicken breast

[ air-lahyn chik-uhn brest ]

/ ˈɛərˌlaɪn ˈtʃɪk ən ˌbrɛst /

noun

a boneless chicken breast with the first wing joint still attached and typically prepared with skin on.

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Nearby words

airless, airlift, airlifter, airlight, airline, airline chicken breast, airliner, airlock, airmada, airmail, airman

Origin of airline chicken breast

First recorded in 1960–65

Also called air·line chick·en, air·line breast; Frenched breast, frenched breast

[frencht brest] /ˈfrɛntʃt ˈbrɛst/.

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