coronation chicken

British

noun

(sometimes capital) a dish of cold cooked chicken in a mild creamy curry sauce

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Etymology

Origin of coronation chicken

C20: so-called because it was served at the coronation lunch of _{Elizabeth II}

Example Sentences

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Discussing the wedding menu on the food podcast, the Cornish performer said that they had coronation chicken, a cold chicken salad famously created for a luncheon during Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

UK’s sarnie: Cut granary bread into triangles and add coronation chicken and lettuce.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

Ikea is offering a coronation chicken flavour sauce on its famous meatballs.

From BBC • May 5, 2023

A royal announcement… To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee we are launching, limited edition, coronation chicken crisps.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

Would intone loudly that the coronation chicken served at the opening of an old folks’ home “looks like sick”?

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2018

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