frango
meat
In Brazil "chicken" as food is frango. The live hen is galinha, and a rooster is galo.
Meaning: chicken meat or bird (noun)
Ways to say it
| Portuguese | Note |
|---|---|
| frango | meat |
| Galinha | hen |
| Galo | rooster |
On a menu you will see frango frito (fried chicken) or frango assado (roast chicken). On a farm you say galinha for the bird.
Which one should you use?
The word galinha for chicken meat is also used, as in canja de galinha, but frango is the everyday word at the market and in restaurants.
Did you know?
- The coxinha, a fried snack shaped like a chicken drumstick and filled with shredded chicken, is popular across Brazil.
Examples in context
- Quero frango com arroz.I want chicken with rice.
- A galinha botou um ovo.The hen laid an egg.
- O galo canta de manhã.The rooster crows in the morning.
Example conversation
Rui orders lunch at a self-service restaurant in Goiânia. Sandra is the shop assistant.
- RuiVou querer o frango assado.I will have the roast chicken.
- SandraCom arroz e feijão?With rice and beans?
- RuiSim, por favor.Yes, please.
