nuggets
/nuɡxets/from spelling rules
The English phrase "nuggets" can be translated into Spanish as nuggets.
nuggets refers to small pieces of breaded and fried chicken meat.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and parts of Central America, the informal expression Deditos de pollo is used to describe chicken nuggets. In Spain and some other Latin American countries, the term Palitos de pollo is also used to refer to them.
How do you pronounce it?
/nuɡxets/
Did you know?
- When using Deditos de pollo, the word deditos also means 'little toes' in many contexts, which is a humorous linguistic coincidence.
- Menus in Spain often group nuggets under the category of fritos or aperitivos, where they are frequently served with a side of alioli, a garlic mayonnaise, rather than just ketchup.
- The word pollo in deditos de pollo comes from the Latin pullus, which originally referred to a young chick, a root shared with the English word 'poultry'.
Examples in context
- Le gustan los nuggets de pollo.He likes chicken nuggets.This sentence is useful for learning how to express a preference for chicken nuggets.Tatoeba #10908992 by DJ_Saidez, translation #1669992 by Spamster
- Los niños siempre disfrutan comiendo deditos de pollo.Kids always enjoy eating chicken nuggets.
- En España, es común disfrutar de palitos de pollo como aperitivo.In Spain, it's common to enjoy chicken nuggets as an appetizer.
- Quiero comer unos nuggets de pollo.I want to eat some chicken nuggets.
- ¿Podemos pedir una orden de nuggets?Can we order an order of nuggets?
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are deciding what to eat for lunch.
- Lucía¿Tienes hambre, Daniel?Are you hungry, Daniel?
- DanielSí, ¿comemos unos nuggets?Yes, shall we eat some nuggets?
- LucíaMe parece una buena idea.That sounds like a good idea to me.
- DanielPerfecto, yo los pido.Perfect, I will order them.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
