general's chicken

noun

General Tso's chicken or a variation on that dish that is similar.

Meanings

general's chicken1

noungeneral's chicken (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of General's chicken.

General's chicken2

nounGeneral's chicken (uncountable)

alternative general's chicken

  1. uncountableGeneral Tso's chicken or a variation on that dish that is similar.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

A modification from General Tso's chicken for the purposes of (1) familiarization and perhaps also, in some cases, (2) leaving room for potential differentiation of the terms. Compare also gunpowder chicken § Etymology.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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