pollo

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpol.lo/ Rhymes: -ollo Hyphenation: pól‧lo === Noun === pollo m (plural polli) (animals) chicken (meats) chicken ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === pollo m (plural polli, feminine polla) (slang) sucker, chump, dupe or patsy pushover or weakling === References === === Further reading === pollo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”). === Pronunciation === Syllabification: po‧llo === Noun === pollo m (plural pollos) chicken (meat) pollo frito ― fried chicken young chicken (specially a male, or one of unspecified gender) (colloquial) fuss, scene Synonyms: lío, escándalo montar un pollo ― to make a fuss (colloquial, gay slang) twink (a young, attractive, slim man) Antonym: oso === Adjective === pollo (feminine polla, masculine plural pollos, feminine plural pollas) (Chile, slang) inexperienced Synonym: inexperto ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Portuguese: polho === Further reading === “pollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025