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chicken tender

noun

Etymology

From chicken + tender (possibly an abbreviation of tenderloin, although not associated with the loin).

Definitions

  1. A deep-fried strip of chicken without bones or skin.

  2. A flap of chicken meat found on, and easily detached from, the breast.

    • I like to remove the chicken tender, the flap underneath the breast, then flatten the chicken breasts between sheets of plastic or waxed paper.
    • The chicken tender, or tenderloin, is the long piece of muscle that runs under the chicken breast, close to the bone. The meat is extremely tender and delicate, making it a perfect choice for stir-fries.

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Derived

tendie

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