galinha — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chicken noun A common domesticated bird raised for its eggs and meat.
- hen noun An adult female chicken, especially one kept for laying eggs.
- philanderer noun A man who has casual or secret romantic and sexual relationships with multiple women, especially while in a committed relationship.
- tramp noun A homeless person who travels from place to place, often on foot.
Senses
galinha is used for these senses in English:
- hen A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
- philanderer Someone who engages in casual sex – usually frequently.
- red junglefowl A junglefowl of the species Gallus gallus, native to south and east Asia.
- tramp (pejorative) A disreputable, promiscuous woman; a slut. [from 1922]
chicken — full definition
- noun A common domesticated bird raised for its eggs and meat.
- noun The meat of this bird, eaten as food.
- noun (informal) A cowardly person.
- adj (informal) Cowardly; afraid to do something.
- verb (informal, usually with "out") To back out of something through fear.
hen — full definition
- noun An adult female chicken, especially one kept for laying eggs.
- noun An adult female of various other bird species.
- noun A casual, often affectionate term for a woman, especially in British and Scottish speech.