kampong chicken

noun

A free-range chicken raised in a village.

Meanings

nounkampong chicken (plural kampong chickens)

plural kampong chickens · alternative kampung chicken

  1. SingaporeA free-range chicken raised in a village.

Origin

  1. Malayayam kampung
  2. Englishkampong chicken

From Malay ayam kampung.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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