تْشِيكِن
tshīken
Noun
Meaning
chicken
Usage
English loanword used mainly in restaurant/fast-food contexts (e.g., تْشِيكِن بَرغَر). In everyday Lebanese Arabic, the standard word for chicken is دْجَاج (djéj), which is far more common in home cooking and general conversation.
Morphology
Gendermasculine
Examples
بَدِّي سَانْدْوِيش تْشِيكِن مِنِ المَطْعَم.
I want a chicken sandwich from the restaurant.
هَلْأَد مَحَلَّات التْشِيكِن صَارُوا بِكِلّ مَحَلّ.
Nowadays chicken shops are everywhere.