ailes de poulet Buffalo
The English phrase buffalo wings is translated into French as ailes de poulet Buffalo.
This phrase refers to deep-fried chicken wing sections coated in a spicy vinegar-based sauce. In French, the specific style Buffalo is placed at the end of the noun phrase, similar to English, to specify the type of wings.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ailes (wings), de (of), poulet (chicken) and Buffalo (the specific style).
Which one should you use?
While ailes de poulet Buffalo is the standard term, you may also see Ailes de poulet à l'américaine, which means American-style chicken wings.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun ailes is feminine plural, but because Buffalo acts as a proper noun modifier for the style, it does not change its form.
Did you know?
- The word poulet is a diminutive of poule, the word for a hen. Historically, this diminutive became the standard word for the meat itself, whereas in English, 'chicken' can refer to both the animal and the meat.
- If you order ailes de poulet Buffalo in a traditional French bistro, you might be confused. Most French establishments specialize in 'poulet rôti' (roasted chicken) rather than deep-fried wings, which are seen as a modern American import.
- In some French-speaking regions like Quebec, you might see the term ailes de poulet de style Buffalo. This adds 'style' to explicitly clarify that it is a culinary method rather than a geographical origin.
Examples in context
- Je voudrais commander les ailes de poulet à la sauce piquante, s'il vous plaît.I would like to order the buffalo wings, please.
- Est-ce que je peux commander les ailes de poulet façon Buffalo ?Can I order the buffalo wings?
- On se fait des ailes de poulet sauce Buffalo ce soir ?Shall we have some buffalo wings tonight?
- Ici, on appelle les buffalo wings "ailes de poulet à l'américaine".Here, we refer to buffalo wings as "American-style chicken wings".
- Je voudrais des ailes de poulet Buffalo, s'il vous plaît.I would like some buffalo wings, please.
- Est-ce que vous servez des ailes de poulet Buffalo ?Do you serve buffalo wings?
- Ces ailes de poulet Buffalo sont très épicées.These buffalo wings are very spicy.
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are looking at a menu in a restaurant.
- LéaRegarde, ils servent des ailes de poulet Buffalo ici !Look, they serve buffalo wings here!
- HugoOh, j'adore ça. On en prend une portion ?Oh, I love those. Shall we get a portion?
- LéaOui, et on commande aussi des frites.Yes, and we'll order some fries too.
- HugoD'accord, je commande tout ça maintenant.Okay, I'll order all that now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, poulet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
