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Definition of coronation chicken noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coronation chicken

noun

/ˌkɒrəneɪʃn ˈtʃɪkɪn/

/ˌkɔːrəneɪʃn ˈtʃɪkɪn/

[uncountable]

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a cold dish consisting of chicken in a sauce made with apricots, spices and creamTopics Foodc2
Word Originso named because the dish was created for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

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