Meanings
- AustraliaNew ZealanduncountableA seasoning comprising table salt blended with herbs, spices, flavourings, and sometimes monosodium glutamate, often containing chicken extracts.
‘Chicken salt. That′s all it was. He wanted chicken salt and he got ordinary salt and so he whinged at me.’
2005, Bill Condon, chapter IC, in No Worries, page 622 more examples
Look at that man, eating No Name chicken salt from a noodles packet; not bothering to chase after the packet being blown by the wind towards the forest.
1999, Peter Craven, editor, Best Australian essays“Yes, twenty six small cheeseburgers with diet coke. Oh, and some medium fries. Err... About ten bags. No, I don′t want chicken salt! I never want chicken salt! I hate chicken salt!”
2010, Reece Hauxby, chapter IC, in Justin Gale Deals with Death, page 119
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 雞精 /鸡精
- 雞精 /鸡精 (jījīng)seasoning
Finnish kanaa sisältävä maustesuola
- kanaa sisältävä maustesuolaseasoning
Korean 닭고기 다시다, 치킨스톡
- 닭고기 다시다 (dalgogi dasida)seasoning
- 치킨스톡 (chikinseutok)seasoning
Cite this entry
chicken salt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20salt
“chicken salt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chicken%20salt. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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