No. 3,127 in French

poulet

Chicken.

In a sentence

J'ai acheté du poulet pour le dîner.
I bought chicken for dinner.
The word 'poulet' refers to the food item in the context of meat.
Le poulet de la ferme est très heureux.
The chicken from the farm is very happy.
Here, 'poulet' means the bird, specifically a chicken.
Ce joueur est un vrai poulet, il a peur de prendre des risques.
This player is a true chicken; he is afraid of taking risks.
In this case, 'poulet' is used figuratively to describe a person's timid behavior.

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