chicken Wellington

noun

A variant of beef Wellington, where a boneless chicken breast fillet replaces the beef tenderloin.

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Meanings

nounchicken Wellington (countable and uncountable, plural chicken Wellingtons)

plural chicken Wellingtons

  1. countableuncountableA variant of beef Wellington, where a boneless chicken breast fillet replaces the beef tenderloin.

Origin

Blend of chicken + beef Wellington.

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APA

chicken Wellington. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20Wellington

MLA

“chicken Wellington.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20Wellington. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken Wellington,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20Wellington.

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