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chicken à la King

noun

Etymology

From chicken + à la + King. Uncertain, but likely named in the 1890s by hotel cook William "Bill" King of the Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia.

  1. inherited from kyngen — “to perform the duties of a king”
  2. inherited from kyngen
  3. inherited from *kuningaz✻
  4. inherited from *kuning✻
  5. inherited from cyng
  6. inherited from king
  7. compounded as chicken à la king — “chicken + a la + King”

Definitions

  1. a dish consisting of diced chicken in a cream sauce, and often with sherry, mushrooms,…

    a dish consisting of diced chicken in a cream sauce, and often with sherry, mushrooms, and vegetables, served over rice, pasta, or bread.

  2. Alternative form of chicken à la King.

    • They had [...] begun the chicken à la king lunch over which Alice had taken the greatest pains.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA