The word pollo can mean chicken as food.
The idea
It is masculine: el pollo or un pollo. Whole chickens can be counted as los pollos or unos pollos.
Examples
- Hoy preparo pollo con arroz.Today I am making chicken with rice.
- ¿Quieres pollo para cenar?Would you like chicken for dinner?
- Mi hermano compra pollo en el mercado.My brother buys chicken at the market.
- En este restaurante sirven pollo con limón.This restaurant serves chicken with lemon.
- Guardamos el pollo en la nevera.We keep the chicken in the fridge.
- A Clara no le gusta el pollo frío.Clara does not like cold chicken.
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Watch out
Do not use la with pollo: the noun is masculine, even when it means meat.
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Choose the article: ___ pollo está listo. (El / La)
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El
El agrees with the masculine singular noun.
Choose the plural: Para la fiesta compramos dos ___. (pollos / pollo)
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pollos
Pollos counts two whole chickens here.
Choose the food: La sopa lleva ___. (pollo / invierno)
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pollo
Pollo is food that can go in soup; invierno means winter.
Practice round
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Choose the article: ___ pollo está listo. (El / La)
Choose the plural: Para la fiesta compramos dos ___. (pollos / pollo)
Choose the food: La sopa lleva ___. (pollo / invierno)
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