chicken kiev

noun

A breast of chicken stuffed with butter, garlic and parsley, rolled, breaded and fried.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:chicken Kiev.”

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KievKyivchicken cutlet Kiev-stylechicken cutlet Kyiv-stylechicken Kiev-stylechicken Kyiv-stylecotelette de volaillecôtelette de volaille
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Meanings

chicken kiev1

nounchicken kiev (countable and uncountable, plural chicken kievs)

plural chicken kievs

  1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of chicken Kiev.

chicken Kiev2

nounchicken Kiev (countable and uncountable, plural chicken Kievs)

plural chicken Kievs · alternative chicken Kyiv · alternative chicken kiev · alternative chicken kyiv

  1. countableuncountablecookingA breast of chicken stuffed with butter, garlic and parsley, rolled, breaded and fried.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:chicken Kiev.

    Synonyms: Kiev, kiev, Kyiv, kyiv, chicken cutlet Kiev-style, chicken cutlet Kyiv-style, chicken Kiev-style, chicken Kyiv-style

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA breast of chicken stuffed with butter, garlic and parsley, rolled, breaded and fried.

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KievkievKyivkyivchicken cutlet Kiev-stylechicken cutlet Kyiv-stylechicken Kiev-stylechicken Kyiv-stylecotelette de volaillecôtelette de volaillecutlet Kiev-stylecutlet Kyiv-styleKiev-style chickenKiev-style chicken cutletKiev-style cutletKyiv-style chickenKyiv-style chicken cutletKyiv-style cutletsuprême de volaille à la Kievsupreme de volaille a la Kiev
Also see
chicken cutlet kiev-stylechicken cutlet kyiv-stylechicken kiev-stylechicken kyiv-stylecotelette de volaillecôtelette de volaillecutlet kiev-stylecutlet kyiv-stylekiev-style chickenkiev-style chicken cutletkiev-style cutletkyiv-style chickenkyiv-style chicken cutletkyiv-style cutletsupreme de volaille a la kievsuprême de volaille à la kievsupreme de volaille a la kyivsuprême de volaille à la kyiv

Origin

From chicken + Kiev. From being a style of chicken cutlet common in the region of Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Translations

Finnish Kievin kana, Kiovan kana
  • Kievin kanaTranslations
  • Kiovan kanaTranslations
French suprême de volaille à la Kiev
  • suprême de volaille à la KievTranslations
Hungarian kijevi csirkemell
  • kijevi csirkemellTranslations
Polish de volaille, dewolaj
  • de volailleTranslations
  • dewolajTranslations
Russian котле́та по-ки́евски
  • котле́та по-ки́евски (kotléta po-kíjevski)Translations
Ukrainian котле́та по-ки́ївськи
  • котле́та по-ки́ївськи (kotléta po-kýjivsʹky)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

chicken kiev. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20kiev

MLA

“chicken kiev.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20kiev. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chicken kiev,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20kiev.

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